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Events

By Place

Europe

* The Franks capture Narbonne; the Saracens are completely driven out of France.
* Battle of the Rishki Pass: Byzantine Emperor Constantine V invades Bulgaria again, but this time his army is ambushed in the mountain passes of the Stara Planina.

Asia

* Japanese poet Otomo no Yakamochi compiles the first Japanese poetry anthology, "Man'yōshū".

By Topic

Religion

* Saint Bregwin is appointed Archbishop of Canterbury.
* The Tōshōdai-ji Buddhist Temple is founded in Nara, Japan.

Births

* Alphonso II of Asturias (d. 842)

Deaths

* Wang Wei, Chinese poet, painter and musician (b. 698)