1586

1586 was a common year starting on Wednesday.

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	15th century – 16th century – 17th century
Decades:	1550s  1560s  1570s  – 1580s –  1590s  1600s  1610s
Years:	1583 1584 1585 – 1586 – 1587 1588 1589

Events

• Simon Stevin, a Flemish mathematician, demonstrates that two objects of different weight fall with the same speed.