Millennium: 1st millennium BC
Centuries: 8th century BC - 7th century BC - 6th century BC
Decades: 660s BC 650s BC 640s BC - 630s BC - 620s BC 610s BC 600s BC
Years: 639 BC 638 BC 637 BC 636 BC 635 BC 634 BC 633 BC 632 BC 631 BC 630 BC
Categories: Births - Deaths - Architecture
Establishments - Disestablishments

Events and trends

• 636 BC — Duke Wen of Jin ascends to power in the State of Jin during the Zhou Dynasty of China.
• 632 BC — Cylon, Athenian noble, seizes the Acropolis in a failed attempt to become king.
• 632 BC — In the Battle of Chengpu, the Chinese kingdom of Jin and her allies defeat the kingdom of Chu and her allies.
• 631 BC — Founding of Cyrene, a Greek colony in Libya (North Africa) (approximate date).
• 631 BC — Sadyates becomes king of Lydia.

Significant people

• 638 BC — Birth of Solon, lawmaker of Athens (approximate date)
• 637 BC — Death of Duke Xiang of Song, China
• 635 BC — Birth of Thales, Greek philosopher (d. 543 BC) (approximate date)
• 633 BC — Death of Ashurbanipal