754

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

Decades: 700s 710s 720s 730s 740s - 750s - 760s 770s 780s 790s 800s

Years: 749 750 751 752 753 - 754 - 755 756 757 758 749

• Pope Stephen III crowns Pepin the short King of the Franks at St.-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 in Canterbury.
• Oldest document mentioning the city of Ferrara is from this year (approximate date).

Births

Deaths

• Carloman, Major of the Palace[?] of the Franks
• Cuthred[?], king of Wessex

• IEEE Floating Point Standard