1589 in France
Appearance
Years in France: | 1586 1587 1588 1589 1590 1591 1592 |
Centuries: | 15th century · 16th century · 17th century |
Decades: | 1550s 1560s 1570s 1580s 1590s 1600s 1610s |
Years: | 1586 1587 1588 1589 1590 1591 1592 |
Events from the year 1589 in France
Incumbents
Events
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- 1 August –Henry III was stabbed with a knife, and died the next day. Henry IV of France's succession was followed by a four-year long war.
- 15 to 16 September – Battle of Arques
Births
- 28 May – Robert Arnauld d'Andilly, Conseiller d'Etat (died 1674)
Full date missing
- Jérôme Bignon, lawyer (died 1656).[1]
- Jean Sirmond, poet (died 1649)
Deaths
- 1 August – Jacques Clément, conspirator and the killer of king Henry III
- 2 August – Henry III of France, king (born 1551)
- 19 September – Jean-Antoine de Baïf, poet (born 1532)
- Charles Dançay, French diplomat (born 1510)
See also
References
- ^ Blangstrup, Chr., ed. (1915). "Bignon, Jérôme". Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon (in Danish). Vol. 3 (2 ed.). Copenhagen: J.H. Schultz Forlagsboghandel. p. 212. Retrieved 27 August 2015.