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Events

By Place

Asia

* The Nihon Shoki (日本書紀), one of the oldest history books in Japan, is completed.
* Umayyad caliph Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz is succeeded by Yazid II ibn Abd al-Malik.
* July 30 — In the Tang Dynasty Chinese capital of Chang'an, the walls of a gated city ward collapse during the night, which unexpectedly form a large pool out in the open. This is most likely caused by a sinkhole created when ground water eroded the limestone bedrock beneath. As a consequence of this, more than 500 homes are destroyed (Benn, 50).

Byzantine Empire

* The Byzantine emperor Leo III the Isaurian orders the execution of the ex-emperor Anastasius II.

Births

* Bertrada of Laon, wife of Pippin III (d. 783)
* Pope Stephen III (d. 772)
* Baizhang, Chinese Zen Buddhist monk (d. 814)

Deaths

* Sainte Odile, patron saint of Alsace
* Tariq ibn Ziyad, Moorish general
* Yeh Fa-shan