Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index 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 - 755 756 757 758 759 Events 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 Saint Boniface was killed in Frisia (or 755) Carloman, Mayor of the Palace of the Franks Cuthred, king of Wessex Other meanings: IEEE floating-point standard This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.