720s births

Abu al-ʿAbbās Abd Allāh ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-ʿAbbās (‎; 721/722 – 8 June 754), known by his laqab al-Saffah (), was the first caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate, one of the longest and most important caliphates in Islamic history.

8th century Benedictine monk, scribe and historian

Desiderius, also known as Daufer or Dauferius (born – died ), was king of the Lombards in northern Italy, ruling from 756 to 774. The Frankish king of renown, Charlemagne, married Desiderius's daughter and subsequently conquered his realm. Desiderius is remembered for this connection to Charlemagne and for being the last Lombard ruler to exercise regional kingship.

King of Asturias from 757 to 768

emperor of the Tang Dynasty

8th-century European ruler

Patriarch of Aquileia and saint

8th-century Islamic scholar

King of Kent

Frankish noble

maharaja of Kashmir

King of Silla

730-784

Frankish noble

(715-741)

French feudatory

Heir apparent of the Abbasid Caliphate

Tang dynasty politician

missionary, evangelizer of the Alpine Slavs

Vimarano (–765), sometimes called Vimaranu, was an infante of the Kingdom of Asturias. He was killed by his older brother, King Fruela I.

Lalla ( 720–790 CE) was an Indian mathematician, astronomer, and astrologer who belonged to a family of astronomers. Lalla was the son of Trivikrama Bhatta and the grandson of Śâmba. He lived in central India, possibly in the Lāṭa region in modern south Gujarat. Lalla was known as being one of the leading Indian astronomers of the eighth century. Only two of his works are currently thought to be extant.