Einsiedeln Abbey. Ufenau island in Switzerland is first mentioned in 741 as "Hupinauia", and in 744 as "Ubinauvia" — island of Huppan of Huphan. Africa The Great Berber Revolt: Caliph Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik appoints Kulthum ibn Iyad al-Qasi as governor (wali) of Ifriqiya (North Africa). A fourth expedition is sent from Syria by the Umayyad Caliphate to crush the rebellion in the Atlas region, but is defeated at the Battle of Bagdoura, in the plain of the Ghrab (modern Morocco). The counter-attack of the Kharijite rebels to the East is successful, but fails to conquer Kairouan from the loyalists. A more radical branch of the Tunisian Kharijites, (the Sufrists) however, manages to take the city soon after. By topic Religion November 28 – Pope Gregory III dies at Rome, after a 10-year reign. He is succeeded by Zachary, as the 91st pope of the Catholic Church. April 23 – A fire destroys the English city of York Minster, including its Church. The church is later rebuilt as a more impressive structure, containing thirty altars. Japanese authorities decree that Buddhist temples should be established throughout the country (approximate date). Births Amalberga of Temse, Lotharingian nun and saint (d. 772) Sugano no Mamichi, Japanese nobleman (d. 814) Tassilo III, duke of Bavaria (approximate date) Deaths February 10 or 11 - Lady Six Sky, Maya queen of Naranjo March 28 – Hatsusebe, Japanese princess June 18 – Leo III, emperor of the Byzantine Empire October 22 – Charles Martel, Frankish statesman and founder of the Carolingian Dynasty November 28 – Gregory III, pope of the Catholic Church Habib ibn Abi Obeida al-Fihri, Arab general Hedan II, duke of Thuringia (approximate date) Kulthum ibn Iyad al-Qasi, Arab governor Theodoald, mayor of the palace of Austrasia References Sources