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| Years: 710 711 712 713 - 714 - 715 716 717 718 | |
| Decades: 680s 690s 700s - 710s - 720s 730s 740s | |
| Centuries: 7th century - 8th century - 9th century | |
Events
- February 28 - An earthquake strikes Syria.
- King Radbod of the Frisians defeats Charles Martel. Frisia becomes independent.
- Tibetan invasion of China's Tang dynasty is defeated.
- Saragossa falls to the Arab armies of Musa bin Nusair.
- On the death of Pepin II his illegitimate son Charles Martel becomes mayor of the Austrasian palace and effective power behind the Frankish throne.
Births
- Pepin the short, king of the Franks (d. 768)
Deaths
- December 16 - Pippin of Herstal, Mayor of the Palace and de facto ruler of the Franks
In Other Fields
- 714 was the total number of home runs Babe Ruth hit. The record stood from 1935 until it was broken by Henry Aaron in 1974 and passed by Barry Bonds in May, 2006.
- 714 was the badge number of Sgt. Joe Friday, played by Jack Webb in the radio and television series Dragnet It was chosen as Sgt. Friday's badge number because of Babe Ruth's home run record.
- 714 was the telephone area code for most of Southern California beyond Los Angeles County during the 1960s and 1970s. It would later be reduced in size until it essentially only covered portions of Orange County. See also 213, 818.
- 714 is the flight number of the plane which is hijacked in mid-air, in the strip album called Flight 714 featuring the reporter Tintin.
- 714 is a slang term for the drug, methaqualone.
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