645 BCE

The Spring and Autumn Annals, a Chinese book of records, mentions that on December 24 of this year there were five meteors in the sky. It was the first Chinese observation of meteors.

In the 640s BC, the 7th century BC.

Science & Discovery

  • The Spring and Autumn Annals, a Chinese book of records, mentions that on December 24 of this year there were five meteors in the sky. It was the first Chinese observation of meteors.source

Deaths

  • Guan Zhong, prime minister of Qisource
  • Archilochos, Greek iambic poetsource