Years: 584 585 586 587 - 588 - 589 590 591 592

Decades: 550s 560s 570s - 580s - 590s 600s 610s

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

Events

• The Lombards are converted to Catholic Christianity.
• Æthelric becomes first King of Northumbria, after the kingdom is formed from the union of the two Anglian tribes of Bernicia and Deira.
• Famous Skellig Michael monastery built on a dramatic steep rocky island off the coast of Ireland, which is today a World Heritage Site.
• Shivadeva ascends throne of Lichchhavi dynasty in Nepal.

Births

• Saint Eligius (approximate date)

Deaths

• Aella of Deira
• 10 people killed in rural China by large meteorite impact