718

For the area code see Area code 718

Events

By Place

Europe

• Tervel's reign as monarch of Bulgaria ends.
• Saint Boniface sets out for Frisia a second time.

Asia

• Emperor Leo III and Khan Tervel defeat Arab forces besieging Constantinople, stopping a large Arab incursion towards Europe.
• The world's oldest hotel, Houshi Onsen, is founded in Ishikawa-ken, Japan.

Births

• Empress Kōken (also Empress Shōtoku) of Japan (d. 770)

Deaths

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