930s

Below are some of the important events that happened from 930 to 939.

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	9th century – 10th century – 11th century
Decades:	900s 910s 920s – 930s – 940s 950s 960s
Years:	930 931 932 933 934 935 936 937 938 939
Categories:	Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments

930

• The Althing of the Icelandic Commonwealth is founded. It is now one of the world's oldest parliaments.
• Emperor Suzaku ascends to the throne of Japan.
• Prince Bei, oldest brother of the Khitan Emperor, leaves for China.

Deaths

• Emperor Daigo of Japan
• Ma Yin

931

• Ramiro II of León becomes king of Kingdom of León.
• Eric Bloodaxe becomes the second king of Norway.
• March – Pope John XI succeeds Pope Stephen VII as the 125th pope.

Births

• Adelaide of Italy, wife of Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor
• Emperor Muzong of Liao

Deaths

• Emperor Uda of Japan
• King Harald I of Norway

932

• Wildeck Castle is built by King Henry I in Zschopau, Germany.
• The movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail is set in this year.

Births

• Empress Xiao, empress and regent of the Liao

Deaths

• Qian Liu

933

• 15 March – Henry the Fowler defeats the Magyars in the Battle of Riade.
• Cotentin and Jersey are taken by William I, Duke of Normandy.
• The Kingdom of Lower Burgundy is given to King Rudolph II of Upper Burgundy.

Deaths

• King Alfonso IV of Leon
• December 15 – Li Siyuan, Emperor Mingzong of Later Tang

934

• The German king Henry I, the Fowler defeat King Gnupa and take Hedeby.
• The Eldgjá volcanic eruption is the largest basalt flood in history.
• Einsiedeln Abbey is founded.

Births

• Dong Yuan, Chinese painter

Deaths

• Meng Zhixiang, Chinese general
• Queen Emma of France
• St Gervadius Irish Saint
• Ubayd Allah, political and religious leader, founder of the Fatimid Caliphate

935

• The Fatimid dynasty makes a third failed attempt to conquer Egypt.
• Córdoba is thought to be the largest city of the world, taking the lead from Baghdad.
• Haakon the Good, son of Harald Fairhair, once again brings together the Norwegian lands.
• Gyeon Hwon, the king of Hubaekje, is overthrown by his eldest son Singeom.
• The Later Shu Kingdom is founded by Meng Zhixiang in Chengdu.

Births

• Ferdowsi Tousi, Persian poet

Deaths

• Harald Fairhair, King of Norway
• Wenceslas I, Duke of Bohemia

936

• The Kings of Wessex take control of Devon.
• Otto I crowned Holy Roman Emperor at Aachen.
• King Taejo of Goryeo defeats Hubaekje.
• Prince Bei, elder brother of the Liao Dynasty emperor, is murdered by the Later Tang Dynasty.
• Ibn Muqlah, Islamic calligrapher, is disgraced and imprisoned in Baghdad.
• Pope Leo VII succeeds Pope John XI as the 126th pope.

Births

• Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi, Moorish scholar
• Li Houzhu, last Chinese emperor of the Southern Tang

Deaths

• Henry I the Fowler, King of the Germans
• Gyeonhwon, King of Hubaekje

937

• Battle of Brunanburh: King Athelstan of England defeats the Viking king of Dublin, the Scots, and Strathclyde.
• September 21 – Magdeburg becomes capital of the Holy Roman Empire.

Births

• Duke William IV of Aquitaine
• Gu Hongzhong

Deaths

• July 11 – King Rudolph II of Burgundy
• July 14 – Duke Arnulf I of Bavaria

938

• The Liao Dynasty takes over Peking.
• Battle of Bach Dang: Vietnam wins its independence from China.

Births

• Hugh Capet, King of France

Deaths

• Lady Ise, Japanese poet

939

• Edmund I of England became King of England
• July 14 – Pope Stephen VIII succeeds Pope Leo VII as the 127th pope.
• Arabs lose Madrid to the Kingdom of León.

Births

• Emperor Romanos II of the Byzantine Empire
• Emperor Taizong of Song

Deaths

• October 2 – Gilbert, Duke of Lorraine
• October 27 – Æthelstan, King of the English