1030s facts for kids

The 1030s was a ten-year period that started on January 1, 1030, and ended on December 31, 1039. It was part of the 11th century. During this time, many important events happened in Europe and Asia, including battles, the founding of cities, and changes in who ruled different kingdoms.

Events

Europe

• 1030 – On July 29, a big battle called the Battle of Stiklestad happened in Norway. King Olav Haraldsson fought against his own people and was killed. These people were called "pagan" because they did not follow Christianity. Later, Olav became a saint and is known as the patron saint of Norway. He is also called Rex perpetuum Norvegiae, which means 'the eternal king of Norway'.
• 1030 – The city of Kaunas in Lithuania was founded.
• 1030 – The city of Tartu in Estonia was founded.
• 1030 – The town of Thalwil in Switzerland was mentioned for the first time in history.
• 1030 – Henry I of France fought against his father, Robert II of France.
• 1031 – The Caliphate of Córdoba, a powerful Muslim state in what is now Spain, fell apart.
• 1031 – A general from the Byzantine Empire named George Maniaces captured the city of Edessa.
• 1031 – Henry I of France became the new King of France.
• 1031 – Bezprym took the throne of Poland from Mieszko II Lambert.
• 1034 – On April 11, Empress Zoe of Byzantium married her chamberlain. She made him the new emperor of the Byzantine Empire, and he became Michael IV.
• 1034 – The Free County region became part of the Holy Roman Empire.
• 1035 – Harold Harefoot became King of England.
• 1035 – Harthacanute became king of Denmark.
• 1035 – Magnus the Good became king of Norway.
• 1035 – William II, who would later be known as William the Conqueror, became the duke of Normandy.
• 1035 – Work began on the cathedral of Saint Sabino in Bari, Italy.
• 1035 – The city of Koper was given special town rights.
• 1036 – Edward the Confessor's younger brother, Alfred Aetheling, was blinded and killed. This happened during an attempt to take the throne of England from Harold Harefoot.
• June 4, 1039 – Henry III became King of Germany.
• 1039 – The Abbey of Bec, an important monastery, was founded.
• 1039 – Bretislav I of Bohemia invaded Poland.

Asia

• 1030 – Ouyang Xiu, a Chinese historian and scholar from the Song Dynasty, passed the highest tests in the country. He earned his jinshi degree at age 22, which allowed him to work for the government as a scholar-official.
• 1030 – The Byzantine Emperor Romanos III Argyros attacked Syria.
• 1030 – Masud began to rule the Ghaznavid Empire after his father, Mahmud, died.
• 1036 – Emperor Go-Suzaku became the new emperor of Japan.

Other Events

• 1036 – The story of the Flower Sermon appeared for the first time in Buddhist writings.

Births

• July 26, 1030 – Stanislaus of Szczepanów, who became Saint Stanislaw (died 1079).
• 1030 – Baldwin VI, Count of Flanders (died 1070).
• 1030 – Vsevolod I of Kiev (died 1093).
• 1031 – Matilda of Flanders, who became the Queen consort of the Kingdom of England.
• September 3, 1034 – Emperor Go-Sanjō of Japan (died 1073).

Deaths

• April 30, 1030 – Mahmud of Ghazni.
• July 19, 1030 – Adalberon, bishop of Laon.
• July 29, 1030 – King Olaf II of Norway (born 995).
• September 30, 1030 – William V, Duke of Aquitaine (born 969).
• July 20, 1031 – King Robert II of France (born 972).
• September 2, 1031 – Saint Emeric of Hungary.
• Between July 1 and July 3, 1035 – Robert I, Duke of Normandy died in Nicaea while on a pilgrimage.
• October 18, 1035 – Sancho III of Navarre.
• November 4, 1035 – Jaromír of Bohemia, duke of Bohemia.
• November 12, 1035 – Canute the Great, who was King of England, Denmark, Norway, and parts of Sweden.
• Around February 5, 1036 – Alfred Aetheling, an Anglo-Saxon prince.
• May 15, 1036 – Emperor Go-Ichijo of Japan (born 1008).
• June 12, 1036 – Tedald, Bishop of Arezzo.
• June 13, 1036 – Ali Az-Zahir, a caliph.
• 1036 – Sweyn Knutsson, son of Canute the Great.
• March 10, 1039 – Eudes of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony.
• June 4, 1039 – Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor.
• 1039 – Iago ab Idwal ap Meurig, Prince of Gwynedd.
• 1039 – Unsuri, a Persian poet.

See also

In Spanish: Años 1030 para niños