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- This article is about the year 720. For the aircraft, see Boeing 720. For other uses of this term, see 720 (number).
| Years: 716 717 718 719 - 720 - 721 722 723 724 | |
| Decades: 690s 700s 710s - 720s - 730s 740s 750s | |
| Centuries: 7th century - 8th century - 9th century | |
Events
- Umayyad caliph Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz succeeded by Yazid II ibn Abd al-Malik.
- The Nihon Shoki (日本書紀), one of the oldest history books in Japan, is completed.
- The Byzantine emperor Leo III the Isaurian orders the execution of the ex-emperor Anastasius II.
Births
- Bertrada, wife of Pippin III (d. 783)
- Pope Stephen III (d. 772)
Deaths
- Sainte Odile, patron saint of Alsace
- Tariq ibn Ziyad, Moorish general
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