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| Gregorian calendar | 753 DCCLIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 1506 |
| Armenian calendar | 202 ԹՎ ՄԲ |
| Assyrian calendar | 5503 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 674–675 |
| Bengali calendar | 160 |
| Berber calendar | 1703 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1297 |
| Burmese calendar | 115 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6261–6262 |
| Chinese calendar | 壬辰年 (Water Dragon) 3450 or 3243 — to — 癸巳年 (Water Snake) 3451 or 3244 |
| Coptic calendar | 469–470 |
| Discordian calendar | 1919 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 745–746 |
| Hebrew calendar | 4513–4514 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 809–810 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 674–675 |
| - Kali Yuga | 3853–3854 |
| Holocene calendar | 10753 |
| Iranian calendar | 131–132 |
| Islamic calendar | 135–136 |
| Japanese calendar | Tenpyō-shōhō 5 (天平勝宝５年) |
| Javanese calendar | 647–648 |
| Julian calendar | 753 DCCLIII |
| Korean calendar | 3086 |
| Minguo calendar | 1159 before ROC 民前1159年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −715 |
| Seleucid era | 1064/1065 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 1295–1296 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳水龙年 (male Water-Dragon) 879 or 498 or −274 — to — 阴水蛇年 (female Water-Snake) 880 or 499 or −273 |
Year 753 (DCCLIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 753 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
Events
By place
Europe
- Grifo, Frankish duke and illegitimate son of Charles Martel, rebels against King Pepin III ("the Short") (his half-brother), in alliance with the Bretons. He flees to Italy to join King Aistulf of the Lombards, but is caught and killed while passing the Alps.
- The town of Staraja Ladoga (Northern Russia) is founded by Scandinavians. The settlement becomes a prosperous trading outpost for jewelry, casual items, craft tools and dress adornments (approximate date).
- Sevar, ruler (khagan) of the Bulgarian Empire, dies after a 15-year reign. He is succeeded by Kormisosh, who belongs to the Vokil clan (approximate date).
By topic
Religion
- Fall – Pope Stephen II travels to the Lombard capital of Pavia, for negotiations with Aistulf. His terms for returning the Exarchate of Ravenna are declined.
- November – Stephen II crosses the passes of the Alps to Gaul. He leaves Rome unprotected, under threat of a siege from the Lombards.
- Eoban is appointed bishop of Utrecht (modern Netherlands), by the missionary bishop Boniface.
Births
- Xue Ping, general of the Tang Dynasty (approximate date)
Deaths
- August 8 – Hildegar, bishop of Cologne
- November 3 – Pirmin, Visigothic abbot (b. c. 700), founder of many monasteries in the historical region of Alemannia
- Grifo, Frankish duke and son of Charles Martel (b. 726)
- Herlindis of Maaseik, Frankish abbess (or 745)
- Li Linfu, chancellor of the Tang Dynasty
- Sevar, ruler (khagan) of the Bulgarian Empire (approximate date)
References
- Lifshitz, Felice (2014). Religious Women in Early Carolingian Francia: A Study of Manuscript Transmission and Monastic Culture. Fordham University Press. p. 303. ISBN 9780823256891.