714 - Definition and Overview

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

In Other Fields

• 714 was the fictional badge number of Sgt. Joe Friday, played by Jack Webb in the radio and television series Dragnet
• 714 was the actual badge number of Lieutenant Daniel N. Cooke, Los Angeles Police Department Press Relations Officer who was a technical advisor on the Jack Webb shows Dragnet and Adam 12.
• 714 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.