Historical Events in 772 AD Feb 1 Adrian I begins his reign as Catholic Pope Dec 1 Pope Adrian I [Hadrian I] elected Famous People Born in 772 AD Mar 1 Po Tjiu-i, Chinese poet/governor of Hang-tsjow Famous People Who Died in 772 AD Jan 24 Stephen III/IV, Catholic Pope (768-72), dies. (b. 720) 771 AD History by Year 774 AD