Years: 736 737 738 739 - 740 - 741 742 743 744

Decades: 710s 720s 730s - 740s - 750s 760s 770s

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

Events

• October 26 - An earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death.
• End of the reign of king Sevar and thus of the House of Dulo in Bulgaria.
• St. Cuthbert becomes archbishop of Canterbury.
• Pippin III marries Bertrada of Laon.
• The Khazars a nation of the Black Sea steppe, though not ethnically Jewish, voluntarily convert to Judaism

Births

Deaths

af:740 bg:740 ca:740 de:740 es:740 eo:740 eu:740 fr:740 ko:740년 hr:740 it:740 nl:740 no:740 pl:740 pt:740 ro:740 ru:740 sl:740 sr:740 fi:740 uk:740 zh:740年