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757

Years: 753 754 755 756 - 757 - 758 759 760 761

Decades: 720s 730s 740s - 750s - 760s 770s 780s

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

Events

• March 9 - A major earthquake strikes Palestine and Syria
• Offa becomes king of Mercia.
• Paul I succeeds Stephen III as pope.
• Fruela I becomes king of Asturias
• Battle of Suiyang
• Tassilo III, duke of the Bavarians, recognizes the supremacy of Frankish king Pippin the Short.

Births

Deaths

• April 26 - Pope Stephen III
• Alphonso I, king of Asturias
• Ethelbald, king of Mercia, slain by bodyguard

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For the aircraft, see Boeing 757.

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757 is the area code covering the Hampton Roads reigon of Virginia.