AD 757: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
Added details of Aethelbald (king of Mercia |
Added details of Sigeberht (king of Wessex |
||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
{{Year dab|757|the airplane|Boeing 757}} |
{{Year dab|757|the airplane|Boeing 757}} |
||
{{Year nav|757}} |
{{Year nav|757}} |
||
{{M1 year in topic}} |
{{M1 year in topic}} |
||
__NOTOC__ |
__NOTOC__ |
||
Year '''757''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DCCLVII]]''') was a [[common year starting on Saturday]] (link will display the full calendar) of the [[Julian calendar]]. The denomination 757 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the [[Anno Domini]] [[calendar era]] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. |
Year '''757''' ('''[[Roman numerals|DCCLVII]]''') was a [[common year starting on Saturday]] (link will display the full calendar) of the [[Julian calendar]]. The denomination 757 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the [[Anno Domini]] [[calendar era]] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. |
||
| Line 12: | Line 12: | ||
==== Britain ==== |
==== Britain ==== |
||
* King [[Æthelbald of Mercia]] is murdered by his own household in a palace coup. He is succeeded briefly by [[Beornred of Mercia|Beornred]], but is ousted by Æthelbald's distant cousin, [[Offa of Mercia|Offa]]. |
* King [[Æthelbald of Mercia]] is murdered by his own household in a palace coup. He is succeeded briefly by [[Beornred of Mercia|Beornred]], but is ousted by Æthelbald's distant cousin, [[Offa of Mercia|Offa]]. In the meantime, [[Mercia]]n supremacy over [[Southern England]] is lost. |
||
* King of [[Sigeberht of Wessex]] acts unjustly and is removed from power by a council of [[Nobility|nobles]], in favor of [[Cynewulf of Wessex|Cynewulf]]. Sigeberht is given control of [[Hampshire]], probably as [[ealdorman]]; but he murders one of his own men and is driven out. |
|||
====Africa==== |
====Africa==== |
||
| Line 32: | Line 33: | ||
* [[May 29]] – [[Pope Paul I]] succeeds [[Pope Stephen II]] as the 93rd [[pope]]. |
* [[May 29]] – [[Pope Paul I]] succeeds [[Pope Stephen II]] as the 93rd [[pope]]. |
||
</onlyinclude> |
</onlyinclude> |
||
== Births == |
== Births == |
||
* [[Yeshe Tsogyal]], consort of [[Trisong Detsen]] (d. [[817]]) |
* [[Yeshe Tsogyal]], consort of [[Trisong Detsen]] (d. [[817]]) |
||
| Line 40: | Line 40: | ||
* [[April 26]] – [[Pope Stephen II]] |
* [[April 26]] – [[Pope Stephen II]] |
||
* [[Alfonso I of Asturias|Alphonso I]], king of [[kingdom of Asturias|Asturias]] (b. [[739]]) |
* [[Alfonso I of Asturias|Alphonso I]], king of [[kingdom of Asturias|Asturias]] (b. [[739]]) |
||
* [[Sigeberht of Wessex]], king of [[Wessex]] |
* [[Sigeberht of Wessex|Sigeberht]], king of [[Wessex]] |
||
* [[Baldred of Tyninghame]], [[hermit]] and saint |
* [[Baldred of Tyninghame]], [[hermit]] and saint |
||
* [[Crimhthann mac Reachtghal]], [[Abbot]] of [[Clonfert]] |
* [[Crimhthann mac Reachtghal]], [[Abbot]] of [[Clonfert]] |
||
Revision as of 00:20, 5 August 2014
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | |
| Decades: | |
| Years: |
| AD 757 by topic |
|---|
| Leaders |
| Categories |
| Gregorian calendar | 757 DCCLVII |
| Ab urbe condita | 1510 |
| Armenian calendar | 206 ԹՎ ՄԶ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5507 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 678–679 |
| Bengali calendar | 164 |
| Berber calendar | 1707 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1301 |
| Burmese calendar | 119 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6265–6266 |
| Chinese calendar | 丙申年 (Fire Monkey) 3454 or 3247 — to — 丁酉年 (Fire Rooster) 3455 or 3248 |
| Coptic calendar | 473–474 |
| Discordian calendar | 1923 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 749–750 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4517–4518 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 813–814 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 678–679 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3857–3858 |
| Holocene calendar | 10757 |
| Iranian calendar | 135–136 |
| Islamic calendar | 139–140 |
| Japanese calendar | Tenpyō-shōhō 9 / Tenpyō-hōji 1 (天平宝字元年) |
| Javanese calendar | 651–652 |
| Julian calendar | 757 DCCLVII |
| Korean calendar | 3090 |
| Minguo calendar | 1155 before ROC 民前1155年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −711 |
| Seleucid era | 1068/1069 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 1299–1300 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳火猴年 (male Fire-Monkey) 883 or 502 or −270 — to — 阴火鸡年 (female Fire-Rooster) 884 or 503 or −269 |
Year 757 (DCCLVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 757 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Events
By place
Britain
- King Æthelbald of Mercia is murdered by his own household in a palace coup. He is succeeded briefly by Beornred, but is ousted by Æthelbald's distant cousin, Offa. In the meantime, Mercian supremacy over Southern England is lost.
- King of Sigeberht of Wessex acts unjustly and is removed from power by a council of nobles, in favor of Cynewulf. Sigeberht is given control of Hampshire, probably as ealdorman; but he murders one of his own men and is driven out.
Africa
Asia
- January 29 – An Lushan, leader of a revolt against the Tang Dynasty and emperor of Yan, is murdered by his own son, An Qingxu.
- March 9 – A major earthquake strikes Palestine and Syria.
- December 8 – Du Fu returns to Chang'an as a member of Emperor Xuanzong's court, after having escaped the city during the An Lushan Rebellion.
- The Battle of Suiyang is fought.
Europe
- 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
- Yeshe Tsogyal, consort of Trisong Detsen (d. 817)
Deaths
- Æthelbald, king of Mercia
- April 26 – Pope Stephen II
- Alphonso I, king of Asturias (b. 739)
- Sigeberht, king of Wessex
- Baldred of Tyninghame, hermit and saint
- Crimhthann mac Reachtghal, Abbot of Clonfert
- Suibhne of Clonfert, Abbot of Clonfert
- Cummascach mac Flainn, king of Uí Failge
- Geshu Han, general under the Tang Dynasty
- Zhang Xun, general under the Tang Dynasty
- An Lushan, noted Tang Dynasty military commander
- Li Lin, imperial prince of the Tang Dynasty
- Li Tan, imperial prince of the Tang Dynasty
- Ono no Azumabito, court official during Japan's Nara Period
- Habib ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Fihri, Arab noble, ruler of Ifriqiya
References
- ^ Gilbert Meynier (2010) L'Algérie cœur du Maghreb classique. De l'ouverture islamo-arabe au repli (658-1518). Paris: La Découverte; pp.26.