741 Explained
Year 741 (DCCXLI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 741 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
Central America
Europe
Switzerland
Africa
By topic
Religion
- November 28 - Pope Gregory III dies at Rome, after a 10-year reign. He is succeeded by Zachary, as the 91st pope of the Catholic Church.
- April 23 - A fire destroys the English city of York Minster, including its Church.[2] The church is later rebuilt as a more impressive structure, containing thirty altars.
- Japanese authorities decree that Buddhist temples should be established throughout the country (approximate date).
Births
Deaths
References
Sources
- Book: Settipani, Christian . Christian Settipani . 1989 . Les Ancêtres de Charlemagne . Charlemagne's Ancestors . fr . Paris, France . 2-906483-28-1 . 28323789.
Notes and References
- Gilbert Meynier (2010). L'Algérie cœur du Maghreb classique. De l'ouverture islamo-arabe au repli (658-1518). Paris: La Découverte; pp. 25
- "Fires, Great", in The Insurance Cyclopeadia: Being an Historical Treasury of Events and Circumstances Connected with the Origin and Progress of Insurance, Cornelius Walford, ed. (C. and E. Layton, 1876) pp24