714

Years: 710 711 712 713 - 714 - 715 716 717 718

Decades: 680s 690s 700s - 710s - 720s 730s 740s

Centuries: 7th century - 8th century - 9th century

Events

• February 28 - An earthquake strikes Syria.

Births

• Pepin the short, king of the Franks

Deaths

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

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Significance of this number:

• This was the badge number of Jack Webb who played Sgt. Joe Friday in the radio and television series Dragnet
• It was chosen as Sgt. Friday's badge number because it was the number of homeruns Babe Ruth hit.
• 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.