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762

Centuries: 7th century - 8th century - 9th century

Decades: 710s 720s 730s 740s 750s - 760s - 770s 780s 790s 800s 810s

Years: 757 758 759 760 761 - 762 - 763 764 765 766 767

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Events

• Abbasid caliph al-Mansur founds new capital at Baghdad, Iraq

Births

Deaths

• Chinese poet Li Po, the Poet Immortal. He was said to have drowned in the Yangtze river, having fallen from his boat while drunkenly trying to embrace the moon.

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