Historical Events Jan 27 St Vitalian ends his reign as Catholic Pope Apr 11 Deusdedit II begins his reign as Catholic Pope Famous People Who Died in 672 AD Jan 27 Vitalianus, pope (657-72)/saint, dies Feb 2 Chad of Mercia, Ango-Saxon saint credited with introducing Christianity to the Mercian kingdom, dies at about 38 668 AD History by Year 673 AD