Events from the year 1589 in France.
Incumbents Monarch – Henry III (until August 2), then Henry IV
Events
August 1 – 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 May 28 – Robert Arnauld d'Andilly, Conseiller d'Etat (d.1674)
Full date missing Jérôme Bignon, lawyer (d.1656) Jean Sirmond, poet (d.1649)
Deaths January 5 – Catherine de' Medici, Italian noblewoman and Queen of France (b. 1519 in Italy) August 1 – Jacques Clément, conspirator and the killer of king Henry III (b.1567) August 2 – Henry III of France, King of France from 1574 to 1589 (b.1551) September 19 – Jean-Antoine de Baïf, poet (b. 1532) Charles Dançay, French diplomat (b. 1510)
See also
References