754

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For the computer standard IEEE 754, see IEEE floating-point standard.

For the CPU socket developed by AMD, see Socket 754.

Events

By Place

Asia

• al-Mansur, the second Abbasid caliph, starts to rule.

Europe

• Pope Stephen II crowns Pepin the short King of the Franks at Saint-Denis outside Paris; also dedicates the foundations of the new abbey church.
• Pepin the Short sends his armies into Italy to aid the pope against the Lombards.
• Fire breaks out in Canterbury.
• The oldest document mentioning the city of Ferrara is from this year (approximate date).

By Topic

Religion

• The Iconoclast Council of Hieria meets.

Deaths

• June 5 — Saint Boniface (or 755)
• Al-Saffah, first Abbasid caliph (b. 721)
• Carloman, Mayor of the Palace of the Franks (b. 716)
• Rhodri Molwynog ap Idwal, king of Gwynedd in Wales
• Hiltrud, duchess of Bavaria
• Cui Hao, Chinese poet (born 704)
• Sunpadh, the revolting Persian cleric is killed near Hamedan during the battle with Mansur's army.

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