Major Events
- Feb 4 Maya King of Tikal, Yik'in Chan K'awiil, besieges rival city of Naranjo, taking its king Yax Mayuy Chan Chaak prisoner (depicted Stela 5 Tikal)
Who Died in 744 AD
- Apr 16 al-Walid II, Umayyad caliph (743-744), killed at 35
- Oct 3 Yazid III, Twelfth Umayyad caliph (744), dies