720
- This article is about the year 720. For other uses of 720, see 720 (number).
| Years: 716 717 718 719 – 720 – 721 722 723 724 | |
| Decades: 690s 700s 710s – 720s – 730s 740s 750s | |
| Centuries: 7th century – 8th century – 9th century | |
Events
- Umayyad caliph Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz succeeded by Yazid II ibn Abd al-Malik
- The Nihonshoki (日本書紀), one of the oldest history book in Japan, is completed
Births
- Bertrada, wife of Pippin III (d. 783)
- Pope Stephen IV (d. 772)
Deaths
- Sainte Odile, patron saint of Alsace
- Tariq ibn Ziyad, Moorish general
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