Events

By Place

Europe

• Saelred becomes king of Essex.
• Ceolred becomes king of Mercia, after his cousin Cenred abdicates to become a monk in Rome.

By Topic

Environmental change

• A storm separates the Channel Islands of Jethou and Herm.

Births

• Emperor Kōnin of Japan (d. 782)
• Yan Zhenqing, renowned Chinese calligrapher and governor (d. 785)
• Mazu Daoyi, Chinese Zen Buddhist monk (d. 788)

Deaths

• January 9 — Saint Adrian of Canterbury
• April 24 — Wilfrid, English archbishop and saint
• May 25 — Aldhelm, Bishop of Sherborneaf:709

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