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| Centuries: | 7th century - 8th century - 9th century |
| Decades: | 720s 730s 740s - 750s - 760s 770s 780s |
| Years: | 754 755 756 - 757 - 758 759 760 |
| 757 by topic | |
| Politics | |
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| Birth and death categories | |
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| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
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| Gregorian calendar | 757 DCCLVII |
| Ab urbe condita | 1510 |
| Armenian calendar | 206 ԹՎ ՄԶ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -1087 – -1086 |
| Berber calendar | 1707 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1301 |
| Burmese calendar | 119 |
| Chinese calendar | 3393/3453-12-7 (丙申年十二月初七日) — to —
3394/3454-11-16(丁酉年十一月十六日) |
| Coptic calendar | 473 – 474 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 749 – 750 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4517 – 4518 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 812 – 813 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 679 – 680 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3858 – 3859 |
| Holocene calendar | 10757 |
| Iranian calendar | 135 – 136 |
| Islamic calendar | 139 – 140 |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 3090 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1300 |
Events
By Place
Asia
- March 9 — A major earthquake strikes Palestine and Syria. The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 7th century is the period from 601 to 700 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. The 8th century is the period from 701 to 800 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. The 9th century is the period from 801 to 900 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and Trends Zh-yue720年代 Events and Trends 732 - Battle of Tours: Near Poitiers France leader of the Franks Charles Martel and his men defeat a large army of Moors under the The 740s were a time period during the 8th century. It included all years from 740-749 Events and Trends 750, The last Umayyad Caliph Marwan II ( 744 –750 is overthrown and executed by the first Abbasid Events and Trends Charlemagne inherits Kingdom of the Franks from Pippin the Younger Zh-yue760年代 Events and Trends The famous King Khalif Abbasid Al Mansoor (712-775 founded Baghdad, which is situated on the banks of the Tigris and made it a center of learning Events and Trends Charlemagne expands the Frankish kingdom by gains in Saxony, Bavaria and Spain. This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Events By Place Asia Al-Mansur, the second Abbasid Caliph, starts to rule Events By Place Europe Abd-ar-Rahman I lands in Spain, where the next year he will establish a new Umayyad dynasty Events By Place Europe Pepin the Short defeats the Lombards of northern Italy, who have threatened Pope Stephen Events By Place Asia Emperor Junnin succeeds Empress Kōken on the throne of Japan. Events By Place Europe The Franks capture Narbonne; the Saracens are completely driven out of France. Events By Place Americas The Maya city of Dos Pilas is abandoned 756 state leaders - Events of 757 - 758 state leaders - State leaders by year ---------- Africa Makuria The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer Palestine is a name which has been widely used since Roman times to refer to the region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية
- The Battle of Suiyang is fought. The Battle of Suiyang (睢陽之戰 was a battle in Suiyang during the An Shi Rebellion, between An Lushan 's Yan army and the Tang
Europe
- Offa becomes king of Mercia (to 796). Offa was the King of Mercia from 757 until his death in July 796 Mercia (ˈmɝsiə was one of the kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy. Events By Place Europe December - Coenwulf becomes king of Mercia. He is noted for Offa's Dyke, built as a defence against Welsh marauders. Offa's Dyke (Clawdd Offa is a massive linear earthwork, roughly following some of the current border between England and Wales.
- Fruela I becomes king of Asturias. Fruela I (or Froila I) (died 768 called the Cruel, was the King of Asturias from 757 until his death when he was killed by a bear while hunting The Kingdom of Asturias was the first Christian political entity to be established in the Iberian peninsula after the collapse of the Visigothic
- Tassilo III, duke of the Bavarians, recognizes the supremacy of Frankish king Pepin the Short. Tassilo III (b circa 741 d circa 796 was Duke of Bavaria from 748 to 787 the last of the house of the Agilolfings. Bavaria ( German:, with an area of 70553 Km² (27241 square miles and almost 12 The Franks or Frankish people (Franci or gens Francorum) were West Germanic tribes first identified in the 3rd century as an Ethnic group Pepin or Pippin (714 &ndash 24 September 768) called the Short, and often known as Pepin the Younger or Pepin III, was
By Topic
Religion
- May 29 — Pope Paul I succeeds Pope Stephen II as the 93rd pope. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the In sources prior to the 1960s this pope is sometimes called Stephen III and Pope-elect Stephen is sometimes called Stephen II. History See also History of the Papacy Catholics recognize the Pope as a successor to Saint Peter, who Jesus named as the "shepherd" and
Births
Deaths
- April 26 — Pope Stephen II
- Alphonso I, king of Asturias (b. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. In sources prior to the 1960s this pope is sometimes called Stephen III and Pope-elect Stephen is sometimes called Stephen II. Alfonso I (more rarely Alonso) called the Catholic ( el Católico) was the King of Asturias from 739 to his death in 757 The Kingdom of Asturias was the first Christian political entity to be established in the Iberian peninsula after the collapse of the Visigothic 739)
- Ethelbald, king of Mercia
- An Lushan
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