589
| Years: 585 586 587 588 – 589 – 590 591 592 593 | |
| Decades: 550s 560s 570s – 580s – 590s 600s 610s | |
| Centuries: 5th century – 6th century – 7th century | |
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Events
- End of the Chen Dynasty and complete destruction of Jiankang (Nanjing), the last of the Southern dynasties in China; China reunited under the Sui Dynasty.
- Regional council called by King Reccared at Toledo in Visigothic kingdom renounces Arianism and embraces Catholicism.
Environmental change
- October 17 – The Adige River overflows its banks, flooding the church of St. Zeno and damaging the walls of Verona.
- Plague visits Rome.
Births
Deaths
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