Wikipedia:
Year 707 (DCCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 707 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
Asia
Empress Gemmei succeeds to the Japanese throne.The first bimaristan (Islamic hospital) is founded in Damascus. Byzantine Empire
The Byzantines lose the Balearic Islands to the Moors.A large Umayyad army under Maslamah ibn Abd al-Malik invades Asia Minor and lays siege to Tyana. The city resists, dragging the siege through the winter and into 708. By topic
Religion
October 18 – Death of Pope John VII. Prolonged sede vacante until the ratification of the election of Pope Sisinnius by the Exarch of Ravenna in early 708.
Births
Abd al-Rahman al-Awza'i, chief representative and eponym of the Awzai school of Islamic law (d. 774)
Deaths
John Maron, first Maronite PatriarchEmperor Mommu of Japan (b. 683)October 18 – Pope John VIILi Duozuo, ethnic Mohe military officer in service of the Chinese Tang Dynasty
