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754
Years: 750 751 752 753 - 754 - 755 756 757 758 |
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Decades: 720s 730s 740s - 750s - 760s 770s 780s |
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Centuries: 7th century - 8th century - 9th century |
Events
- Pope Stephen III crowns Pepin the short King of the Franks at St.-Denis outside Paris; also dedicates the foundations of the new abbey church.
- Pepin the Short sends his armies into Italy to aid the pope against the Lombards.
- Fire in Canterbury.
- Oldest document mentioning the city of Ferrara is from this year (approximate date).
Deaths
- Al-Saffah, first Abbasid caliph
- Saint Boniface was killed in Frisia (or 755)
- Carloman, Mayor of the Palace of the Franks
See also
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