1589

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	15th century – 16th century – 17th century
Decades:	1550s  1560s  1570s  – 1580s –  1590s  1600s  1610s
Years:	1586 1587 1588 – 1589 – 1590 1591 1592

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1589 Media

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  September 15–September 18: Battle of Arques

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  Sir Henry Vane the Elder (1589-1655)

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  Robert Arnauld d'Andilly

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  Prince Gábor Báthori of Transylvania

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  Alessandro Farnese

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  Saint Benedict the Moor

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  • This portrait of the later Henry III of France was long mistaken for a portrait of his younger brother Francis of Alençon, due to a false inscription at the bottom of the portrait. (Not shown here.) The preparatory sketch that formed the basis of this work, preserved in the

1589 (MDLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1589th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 589th year of the 2nd millennium, the 89th year of the 16th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1580s decade. As of the start of 1589, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

Events

• August 2 — Assassination of Henry of Valois.
• January 26 — Job is elected as the first patriarch of Moscow.