Years: 748 749 750 751 - 752 - 753 754 755 756

Decades: 720s 730s 740s - 750s - 760s 770s 780s

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

Events

• Pope Stephen II, pope for 3 days in March.
• Pope Stephen III, succeeded Stephen II.
• Retired emperor Shomu of Japan takes part in the dedication ceremony of the great statue of Vairocana Buddha at the Todaiji temple and declares himself a Buddhist.

Births

• Irene, empress of the Byzantine Empire

Deaths

• March 14: Pope Zacharias
• ca. March 26: Pope Stephen II