588

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

Decades: 530s 540s 550s 560s 570s - 580s - 590s 600s 610s 620s 630s

Years: 583 584 585 586 587 588 589 590 591 592 593

Deaths

• 10 people killed in rural China by large meteorite impact
  

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 Sites
  
• Shivadeva ascends throne of Lichchhavi dynasty in Nepal
  

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