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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