741

Years: 737 738 739 740 - 741 - 742 743 744 745

Decades: 710s 720s 730s - 740s - 750s 760s 770s

Centuries: 7th century - 8th century - 9th century

Events

*June 18 - Constantine V succeeds Leo III as emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
*Pope Zachary succeeds Pope Gregory III.
*Carloman, Pippin the Short and Grifo succeed their father Charles Martel as Mayor of the Palace.
*York Minster church is burned.
*Japanese authorities decree that Buddhist temples should be established throughout the country.

Deaths

*October 22 - Charles Martel, Mayor of the Palace of the kingdom of the Franks (b. 686)
*November 29 - Pope Gregory III
*December 5 - Adalbert, Duke Of Alsace

In other fields

*The 741 is a classic integrated circuit operational amplifier chip, made by virtually all IC manufacturers. It is one of the most well-known examples of the most versatile electronic building blocks ever created.
*741 is the name of a free web hosting service located at http://www.741.com/