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Years: 586 587 588 589 - 590 - 591 592 593 594

Decades: 560s 570s 580s - 590s - 600s 610s 620s

Centuries: 5th century - 6th century - 7th century

Events

• September 3 - St. Gregory I becomes Pope.
• Persian king Hormizd IV succeeded by Khosrau II .
• The Byzantine Empire begins a war with Persia.
• Saint Columbanus founds the monastery of Luxeuil.
• Owain mab Urien becomes king of Rheged (approximate date).

Births

• Jajang Yulsa, a monk in Silla

Deaths

• February 7 - Pope Pelagius II
• September 5 - Authari, king of the Lombards