Events

• Pope Stephen II, pope for 3 days in March.
• Pope Stephen III, succeeded Stephen II.
• Retired emperor Shomu of Japan takes part in the dedication ceremony of the great statue of Vairocana Buddha at the Todaiji temple and declares himself a Buddhist.

Births

• Irene, empress of the Byzantine Empire

Deaths

• March 14: Pope Zacharias
• ca. March 26: Pope Stephen II