596

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Instance of: year
Part of: 590s
Followed by: 597
Follows: 595

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Commons category: 596
topic's main category: Category:596
point in time: 0596-01-01
has list: list of state leaders in 596
category for births in this time period: Category:596 births
category for deaths in this time period: Category:596 deaths

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Settlements of Anglo-Saxon people in Britain

Year 596 (DXCVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 596 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

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