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The year '''607 BC''' was a year of the [[Roman calendar|pre-Julian Roman calendar]]. In the [[Roman Empire]], it was known as '''year 147 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''. The denomination 607 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the [[Anno Domini]] [[calendar era]] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

==Events==
*[[Halley's Comet]] was visible from March 15 through March 26 and passed within 13.5 million kilometers from Earth.

==Births==
*[[Sudharmaswami]], fifth [[ganadhara]] of [[Mahavira]] (died [[507 BC]])
*[[Pisistratus]] [[tyrant]] of Athens.

==Deaths==
*[[King Kuang of Zhou]], king of the [[Zhou dynasty]] of [[China]]
*[[Duke Ling of Jin]], ruler of the Chinese state of [[Jin (Chinese state)|Jin]]

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