589

[edit] Events

[edit] By Place

[edit] 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.

[edit] Asia

• 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.

[edit] By Topic

[edit] Religion

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

[edit] Births

• Bavo, Catholic and Eastern Orthodox saint
• Li Jiancheng

[edit] Deaths

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