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Contents

Events

By Place

Asia

Europe

By Topic

Religion

Births

Deaths

Events

By Place

Asia

★ March 9 — A major earthquake strikes Palestine and Syria

★ Battle of Suiyang

Europe

★ Offa becomes king of Mercia (to 796). He was noted for Offa's Dyke, which he built as a defence against Welsh marauders.

★ Fruela I becomes king of Asturias

★ Tassilo III, duke of the Bavarians, recognizes the supremacy of Frankish king Pepin the Short.

By Topic

Religion

★ May 29 — Pope Paul I succeeds Pope Stephen II as the 93rd pope.

Births

Deaths

★ April 26 — Pope Stephen II

★ Alphonso I, king of Asturias (b. 739)

★ Ethelbald, king of Mercia