1150s BC

Centuries: 13th century BC - 12th century BC - 11th century BC

Decades: 1200s BC 1190s BC 1180s BC 1170s BC 1160s BC - 1150s BC - 1140s BC 1130s BC 1120s BC 1110s BC 1100s BC

Events and trends

• 1159 BC - Global "tree ring event" (period of arrested tree growth) lasting for 18 years
• 1154 BC - Death of King Menelaus of Sparta (estimated date).
• 1154 BC - Suicide of exiled Queen Helen of Sparta at Rhodes. (estimated date).

Significant people

• 1153 BC - Death of pharaoh Ramses III of Egypt.

See also: 1150s BC, 1100s BC, 1110s BC, 1120s BC, 1130s BC, 1140s BC, 1160s BC, 1170s BC, 1180s BC, 1190s BC