754
- For the computer standard IEEE 754, see IEEE floating-point standard.
- For broader historical context, see 8th century.
EventsPope 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).
DeathsJune 5 - Saint Boniface (or 755)Al-Saffah, first Abbasid caliph (b. 721)Carloman, Mayor of the Palace of the Franks (b. 716)Rhodri Molwynog ap Idwal, king of Gwynedd in Wales
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