1591

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	15th century – 16th century – 17th century
Decades:	1560s  1570s  1580s  – 1590s –  1600s  1610s  1620s
Years:	1588 1589 1590 – 1591 – 1592 1593 1594

1591 by topic
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1591 Media

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  May 19–May 30: Capture of Zutphen

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  June 1–June 10: Siege of Deventer

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  • Self-portrait. Oil on canvas, 641 x 521 mm (25 1/4 x 20 1/2"). Private Collection, courtesy Richard L. Feigen & Co. Sydney only.
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  St. Miquel dels Sants, patron of Vic, sculpture of 18th cent. at his native home chapel.

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  RomanSchool–PortraitofPopeGregoryXIV(thCentury)

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  John of the Cross

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  PortraitofPopeInnocentIX(FidenzaCathedralMuseumMuseodelDuomodiFidenza,Fidenza)–edited

1591 (MDXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1591st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 591st year of the 2nd millennium, the 91st year of the 16th century, and the 2nd year of the 1590s decade. As of the start of 1591, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

Events

• August 30 – The Battle of Flores begins
• November 11 – King Henry IV of France begins the siege of Rouen.