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561 BCE

All eight solar system planets, including the now redefined dwarf planet Pluto, fall into planetary alignment. Croesus becomes king of Lydia (or 560 BC).

Geopolitics & Diplomacy

  • Croesus becomes king of Lydia (or 560 BC).source

Science & Discovery

  • All eight solar system planets, including the now redefined dwarf planet Pluto, fall into planetary alignment.source

Deaths

  • Alyattes, king of Lydia (or 560 BC)source