// Events End of the Asuka period, the second and last part of the Yamato period and beginning of the Nara period in Japan. ... See also: phone number 711. ... Events Ansprand succeeds Aripert as king of the Lombards. ... Events Byzantine Emperor Philippicus deposed. ... Events August 11 - Germanus is translated from the bishopric of Cyzicus to the Patriarch of Constantinople Umayyad caliph al-Walid I ibn Abd al-Malik succeeded by Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik End of the reign of Empress Gemmei of Japan, she is succeeded by Empress Gensho. ... Events April 19 - The monastery on the Island of Iona celebrates Easter on the Roman date. ... Events March 25 - Leo III usurps the throne of Byzantium August 15 - Muslama begins the Second Arab siege of Constantinople. ... Events Pelayo established the Kingdom of Asturias in the Iberian peninsula (modern day Portugal and Spain). ... This is a list of decades which have articles with more information about them. ... Centuries: 6th century 7th century 8th century Decades: 630s - 640s - 650s - 660s - 670s - 680s - 690s - 700s - 710s - 720s - 730s Years: 680 681 682 683 684 685 686 687 688 689 690 Events: Battle of Karbala Categories: 680s ... Centuries: 6th century 7th century 8th century Decades: 640s - 650s - 660s - 670s - 680s - 690s - 700s - 710s - 720s - 730s - 740s Years: 690 691 692 693 694 695 696 697 698 699 700 Births: Chinese poet Wang Wei. ... Centuries: 7th century - 8th century - 9th century Decades: 650s - 660s - 670s - 680s - 690s - 700s - 710s - 720s - 730s - 740s - 750s Years: 700 701 702 703 704 705 706 707 708 709 Events: Categories: 700s ... Centuries: 7th century - 8th century - 9th century Decades: 660s - 670s - 680s - 690s - 700s - 710s - 720s - 730s - 740s - 750s - 760s 710 711 712 713 714 715 716 717 718 719 Events 717 - 2nd Arab siege of Constantinople Categories: 710s ... Centuries: 7th century - 8th century - 9th century Decades: 670s - 680s - 690s - 700s - 710s - 720s - 730s - 740s - 750s - 760s - 770s Years: 720 721 722 723 724 725 726 727 728 729 Events: Categories: 720s ... Centuries: 7th century - 8th century - 9th century Decades: 680s - 690s - 700s - 710s - 720s - 730s - 740s - 750s - 760s - 770s - 780s Years: 730 731 732 733 734 735 736 737 738 739 Significant Persons Anglo-Saxon poet Caedmon active Events Categories: 730s ... Centuries: 7th century - 8th century - 9th century Decades: 700s - 710s - 720s - 730s - 740s - 750s - 760s - 770s - 780s - 790s - 800s Years: 740 741 742 743 744 745 746 747 748 749 Events: Categories: 740s ... These pages contain the trends of millennia and centuries. ... The 7th century is the period from 601 - 700 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian Era. ... (7th century — 8th century — 9th century — other centuries) Events The Iberian peninsula is taken by Arab and Berber Muslims, thus ending the Visigothic rule, and starting almost 8 centuries of Muslim presence there. ... As a means of recording the passage of time the 9th century was that century that lasted from 801 to 900. ... 713 state leaders - Events of 714 - 715 state leaders - State leaders by year // Africa Makuria - Merkurios, King of Makuria (697-722) Nekor - Salih I ibn Mansur, King of Nekor (710-749) America Calakmul - Yuknoom Yichaak Kak, (702-731) Copán - Uaxaclajuun Ubaah Kawiil, (675-738) Tikal... The Gregorian calendar is the calendar that is used nearly everywhere in the world. ... Ab urbe condita (AUC or a. ... Dates are marked by the letters Ô¹ÕŽ or the like, often with a line over, indicating tvin (in the year) followed by one to four letters, each of which stands for a number based on its order in the alphabet. ... 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Events

• February 28 - An earthquake strikes Syria.
• King Radbod of the Frisians defeats Charles Martel. Frisia becomes independent.
• Tibetan invasion of China's Tang dynasty is defeated.
• Saragossa falls to the Arab armies of Musa bin Nusair.
• On the death of Pepin II his illegitimate son Charles Martel becomes mayor of the Austrasian palace and effective power behind the Frankish throne.

February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... An earthquake is a phenomenon that results from and is powered by the sudden release of stored energy that radiates seismic waves. ... Several kings named Radbod (Frisian Redbod) were king of the Frisians, (dux in the Merovingian chronicles). ... The Frisians are an ethnic group of northwestern Europe, inhabiting an area known as Frisia. ... For the 13th century titular King of Hungary, see Charles Martel dAnjou. ... For alternative meanings, see Zaragoza (disambiguation). ... Musa bin Nusair (640—716) was a Yemeni Muslim governor and general under the Umayyads. ... Pippin of Herstal ( Pépin), also known as Pippin the Younger, (b. ... For the 13th century titular King of Hungary, see Charles Martel dAnjou. ... Austrasia was the northeastern portion of the Kingdom of the Merovingian Franks, comprising parts of what are now eastern France, western Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands. ...

Births

• Pepin the short, king of the Franks (d. 768)

Pepin III (714 - September 24, 768) more often known as Pepin the Short (French, Pépin le Bref; German, Pippin der Kleine), was a King of the Franks (751 - 768). ... For other uses, see Franks (disambiguation). ... Events Charles (Charlemagne) and Carloman divide the Frankish kingdom after the death of their father Pippin the Short. ...

Deaths

• December 16 - Pippin of Herstal, Mayor of the Palace and de facto ruler of the Franks

December 16 is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Pippin of Herstal (or Pepin; Pépin), also known as Pippin the Middle, Pippin the Younger (as with his grandson), or Pippin II, (635 or 640–December 16, 714, Jupille) was the grandson of Pippin (I) the Elder through the marriage of Ansegisel and Begga, the daughter of the Elder. ...

In Other Fields

• 714 was the total number of home runs Babe Ruth hit. The record stood from 1935 until it was broken by Henry Aaron in 1974 and passed by Barry Bonds in May, 2006.
• 714 was the badge number of Sgt. Joe Friday, played by Jack Webb in the radio and television series Dragnet.
• 714 was the telephone area code for most of Southern California beyond Los Angeles County during the 1960s and 1970s. It would later be reduced in size until it essentially only covered portions of Orange County. See also 213, 818.
• 714 is the flight number of the plane which is hijacked in mid-air, in the strip album called Flight 714 featuring the reporter Tintin.
• 714 is a slang term for the drug, methaqualone.
• 714 is an obsolete state route in Ohio.