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<catset>Category="748"</catset><right><p><table cellpadding=3 style="margin-left: 15px;"><tr><td align=center colspan=2><small><b>Years:</b></small><br><a href="744">744</a> <a href="745">745</a> <a href="746">746</a> <a href="747">747</a> - 748 - <a href="749">749</a> <a href="750">750</a> <a href="751">751</a> <a href="752">752</a></td></tr><tr><td align=center colspan=2><small><b><a href="List of decades">Decades</a>:</b></small><br><a href="710s">710s</a> <a href="720s">720s</a> <a href="730s">730s</a> - <b><a href="740s">740s</a></b> - <a href="750s">750s</a> <a href="760s">760s</a> <a href="770s">770s</a></td></tr><tr><td align=center><small><b><a href="Centuries">Centuries</a>:</b></small><br><a href="7th century">7th century</a> - <b><a href="8th century">8th century</a></b> - <a href="9th century">9th century</a></td></tr></table><p></right><p><b>Events</b> <ul> <li><a href="January">January</a> - An <a href="Earthquake">Earthquake</a> strikes the Middle East from northern <a href="Egypt">Egypt</a> to northwestern <a href="Mesopotamia">Mesopotamia</a>, destroying many remnants of <a href="Byzantine Empire">Byzantine</a> culture. <li>The city of <a href="Baalbek">Baalbek</a> is sacked <li>Outbreak of <a href="Plague (disambiguation)">plague</a> in <a href="Constantinople">Constantinople</a> </ul><p><b>Births</b> <ul> <li><a href="Charlemagne">Charlemagne</a>, king and emperor of the <a href="Franks">Franks</a> (disputed date) </ul><p><b>Deaths</b> <ul> <li><a href="Empress Gensho">Empress Gensho</a> (b. <a href="680">680</a>) <li><a href="Wasil ibn Ata">Wasil ibn Ata</a> (b. <a href="700">700</a>) </ul>