589

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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.

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.

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

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