759

Events

• The Franks capture Narbonne; the Saracens are completely driven out of France.
• Japanese poet Otomo no Yakamochi compiled the first Japanese poetry anthology Man'yoshu.
• Saint Bregwin is appointed Archbishop of Canterbury.

Births

• Alphonso II of Asturias (d. 842)

Deaths

• Wang Wei, Chinese poet, painter and musician (b. 698)