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Events

By Place

Europe

• SaelredSaelred of Essex
  
  Saelred of Essex reigned as King of Essex from c.709 to 746....
   becomes king of EssexKingdom of Essex
  
  The Kingdom of Essex was founded around 500 AD and covered the territory currently occupied by the counties of Essex, Hertf...
  .
• CeolredCeolred of Mercia
  
  Ceolred was King of Mercia from 709 to 716....
   becomes king of MerciaMercia
  
  Mercia was one of the kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon heptarchy, centred on the valley of the River Trent and its tributaries i...
  , after his cousin CenredCenred of Mercia
  
  Cenred ruled the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia....
   abdicates to become a monk in RomeRome
  
  Rome is the capital of Italy and of its region, called Latium....
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By Topic

Environmental change

• A storm separates the Channel IslandsChannel Islands Summary
  
  The Channel Islands are a group of British-dependent islands off the coast of Normandy, France, in the English Channel....
   of JethouJethou
  
  Jethou is a small island that is part of the Channel Islands, but not open to the public....
   and HermHerm
  
  n>Herm'Herm is the smallest of the Channel Islands that is open to the public....
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Births

• Emperor KoninEmperor Konin
  
  Emperor Konin was the 49th imperial ruler of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession....
   of Japan (d. 782782
  
  Events*Alcuin becomes teacher to Charlemagne and his court....
  )
• Yan ZhenqingYan Zhenqing
  
  Yan Zhenqing was a leading Chinese calligrapher and a loyal governor of the Tang Dynasty....
  , renowned Chinese calligrapher and governor (d. 785Facts About 785
  
  Events*Widukind and many other Saxons are baptized....
  )
• Mazu DaoyiMazu Daoyi
  
  Mazu Daoyi was a master of the Chinese Ch'an Buddhist lineage....
  , Chinese ZenZen
  
  Zen is a branch of Mahayana Buddhism which strongly emphasizes the practice of moment-by-moment awareness and of 'seeing dee...
   Buddhist monk (d. 788788
  
  EventsBy PlaceEurope* Charlemagne conquers Bavaria....
  )
• Yaxun B'alam IVYaxun B'alam IV
  
  Yaxun B?alam IV, also called Bird Jaguar IV, is the most famous of the kings from Yaxchilan known by the name Yaxun B?...
  , king of YaxchilanYaxchilan
  
  Yaxchilan is an ancient Maya city located on the Usumacinta River in what is now the state of Chiapas, Mexico....
   (d. 768768
  
  Events*Charles and Carloman divide the Frankish kingdom after the death of their father Pippin the Short....
  )
  

Deaths

• January 9 — Saint Adrian of CanterburyAdrian of Canterbury
  
  Saint Adrian of Canterbury was a famous scholar and the Abbot of St Augustine's Abbey in Canterbury in the English county of...
  
• April 24 — WilfridWilfrid Summary
  
  Wilfrid was an English bishop and saint. ...
  , English archbishop and saint
• May 25 — Aldhelm, Bishop of SherborneAldhelm, Bishop of Sherborne Summary
  
  Saint Aldhelm, Abbot of Malmesbury, Bishop of Sherborne, Latin poet and Anglo-Saxon literature scholar, was born before the ...