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Year 589 (DLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 589 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Events

By place

Europe

• October 17 – The Adige River overflows its banks, flooding the church of St. Zeno and damaging the walls of Verona.
• The plague hits Rome, and its victims included Pope Pelagius II.

China

• The Chen Dynasty ends; Jiankang (Nanjing), the last of the Southern dynasties, is completely destroyed; China is reunited under the Sui Dynasty.
• The Chinese scholar-official Yan Zhitui makes the first reference to the use of toilet paper in human history.

By topic

Religion

• The Third Council of Toledo, called by King Reccared of the Visigoths, renounces Arianism and embraces Catholicism.
• The Council of Narbonne is held.

Births

• Bavo, Catholic and Eastern Orthodox saint
• Li Jiancheng

Deaths

• March 1 – Saint David, the patron saint of Wales
• Emperor Sushun, emperor of Japan
• Consort Zhang Lihua

References