740 deaths

poet from the Tang Dynasty

Alid political and religious leader (c.695–740)

Patriarch of Constantinople

King of Wessex

Chinese poet

Italian noble

Military general

Saint Pharaildis or Pharailde () is an 8th-century Belgian virgin and patron saint of Ghent. Her dates are imprecise, but she lived to a great age and died on January 5 at ninety.

Tang Dynasty buddhist monk

Moroccan Berber leader ( He died in Tangier city - 742)

Dadhburzmihr (also spelled Dadmihr or Dazmihr) was the independent ruler (ispahbadh) of Tabaristan. He succeeded his father Farrukhan the Great in 728 and reigned until his death in 740/1. According to the 13-century Iranian historian Ibn Isfandiyar, Dadhburzmihr enjoyed a peaceful reign, facing no invasions from the Arab Caliphate, due to their attention being directed towards local revolts. His 6-year-old son, Khurshid succeeded him.

Italian saint

Bishop of Lindisfarne; Saint

King of Dyfed