Events By Place Europe Pepin the Short (714 — 768), king of the Franks since 751, dies; he's succeeded by his sons Carloman (eastern Franks) and Charles, aka Charlemagne (western Franks). Deventer (in the present day Netherlands)'s founded (approximate date). Aurelio succeeds Fruela I as king of Asturias. By Topic Religion The date, according to the Annales Cambriae, when Wales begins to celebrate Easter on the Roman date, at the teaching of Elbodugus. August 7 — Po… (More on 768)