Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Centuries: 7th century - 8th century - 9th century Decades: 730s 740s 750s 760s 770s - 780s - 790s 800s 810s 820s 830s Years: 779 780 781 782 783 - 784 - 785 786 787 788 789 Events August 31 - Paul IV abdicates as Patriarch of Constantinople December 25 - Tarasius elected Patriarch of Constantinople The Japanese capital moved away from Nara. End of the Nara period. Births Hrabanus Maurus, German poet Deaths This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.