1030s BC

The 1030s BC is a decade which lasted from 1039 BC to 1030 BC.

Events and trends

 * 1039 BC — Neferkare Amenemnisu, king of Egypt, dies.
 * c. 1039 BC — End of the Rebellion of the Three Guards in China. King Cheng subdues the hostile kingdom of Yan near the Bohai Sea, the last group opposed to the Zhou dynasty.
 * 1031 BC — Shalmaneser II becomes King of Assyria
 * c. 1030 BC — The Belknap Volcano erupts in the State of Oregon.
 * c. 1030 BC — Begging of Saul's reign, first king of the Kingdom of Israel

Significant people

 * 1037 BC—David born