- This article is about the year 757. For the aircraft, see Boeing 757. For other uses of this term, see 757 (disambiguation).
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 7th century – 8th century – 9th century |
| Decades: | 720s 730s 740s – 750s – 760s 770s 780s |
| Years: | 754 755 756 – 757 – 758 759 760 |
| 757 by topic | |
| Politics | |
| State leaders – Sovereign states | |
| Birth and death categories | |
| Births – Deaths | |
| Establishment and disestablishment categories | |
| Establishments – Disestablishments | |
| Gregorian calendar | 757 DCCLVII |
| Ab urbe condita | 1510 |
| Armenian calendar | 206 ԹՎ ՄԶ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -1087 – -1086 |
| Berber calendar | 1707 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1301 |
| Burmese calendar | 119 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6265 – 6266 |
| Chinese calendar | 丙申年十二月初七日 (3393/3453-12-7) — to —
丁酉年十一月十六日(3394/3454-11-16) |
| Coptic calendar | 473 – 474 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 749 – 750 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4517 – 4518 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 812 – 813 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 679 – 680 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3858 – 3859 |
| Holocene calendar | 10757 |
| Iranian calendar | 135 – 136 |
| Islamic calendar | 139 – 140 |
| Japanese calendar | |
| Korean calendar | 3090 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1300 |
Events
By place
Asia
- March 9—A major earthquake strikes Palestine and Syria.
- The Battle of Suiyang is fought.
Europe
- Offa becomes king of Mercia (to 796). He is noted for Offa's Dyke, built as a defence against Welsh marauders.
- Fruela I becomes king of Asturias.
- Tassilo III, duke of the Bavarians, recognizes the supremacy of Frankish king Pepin the Short.
By topic
Religion
- May 29—Pope Paul I succeeds Pope Stephen II as the 93rd pope.
Births
Deaths
- April 26—Pope Stephen II
- Alphonso I, king of Asturias (b. 739)
- Ethelbald, king of Mercia
- An Lushan
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