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: 752 753 754 755 756 - 757 - 758 759 760 761 762 Events March 9 - A major earthquake strikes Palestine and Syria Offa becomes king of Mercia. Paul I succeeds Stephen III as pope. Fruela I becomes king of Asturias Battle of Suiyang Tassilo III, duke of the Bavarians, recognizes the supremacy of Frankish king Pippin the Short. Births Deaths April 26 - Pope Stephen III Alphonso I, king of Asturias Ethelbald, king of Mercia For the aircraft, see Boeing 757. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.