Events

• February 28 - An earthquake strikes Syria.

Births

• Pepin the short, king of the Franks (d. 768)

Deaths

• December 16 - Pippin of Herstal, Mayor of the Palace and de facto ruler of the Franks

In Other Fields

• 714 was the total number of homeruns Babe Ruth hit. The record stood from 1935 until it was broken by Henry Aaron in 1974.
• 714 was the badge number of Sgt. Joe Friday, played by Jack Webb in the radio and television series Dragnet It was chosen as Sgt. Friday's badge number because of Babe Ruth's homerun record.
• 714 was the telephone area code for most of Southern California beyond Los Angeles County during the 1960s and 1970s. It would later be reduced in size until it essentially only covered portions of Orange County. See also 213, 818.