1587
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 15th century – 16th century – 17th century |
| Decades: | 1550s 1560s 1570s – 1580s – 1590s 1600s 1610s |
| Years: | 1584 1585 1586 – 1587 – 1588 1589 1590 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1587 MDLXXXVII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2340 |
| Armenian calendar | 1036 ԹՎ ՌԼԶ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6337 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1508–1509 |
| Bengali calendar | 994 |
| Berber calendar | 2537 |
| English Regnal year | 29 Eliz. 1 – 30 Eliz. 1 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2131 |
| Burmese calendar | 949 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7095–7096 |
| Chinese calendar | 丙戌年 (Fire Dog) 4283 or 4223 — to — 丁亥年 (Fire Pig) 4284 or 4224 |
| Coptic calendar | 1303–1304 |
| Discordian calendar | 2753 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1579–1580 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5347–5348 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1643–1644 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1508–1509 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4687–4688 |
| Holocene calendar | 11587 |
| Igbo calendar | 587–588 |
| Iranian calendar | 965–966 |
| Islamic calendar | 995–996 |
| Japanese calendar | Tenshō 15 (天正１５年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1506–1507 |
| Julian calendar | Gregorian minus 10 days |
| Korean calendar | 3920 |
| Minguo calendar | 325 before ROC 民前325年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 119 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2129–2130 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳火狗年 (male Fire-Dog) 1713 or 1332 or 560 — to — 阴火猪年 (female Fire-Pig) 1714 or 1333 or 561 |
1587 (MDLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 1587th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 587th year of the 2nd millennium, the 87th year of the 16th century, and the 8th year of the 1580s decade. As of the start of 1587, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
Events
[change | change source]- February 8 – Mary, Queen of Scots is beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle.
Births
[change | change source]- August 18 – Virginia Dare, Virginia colony settler, the first person of English parentage born in America (date of death unknown)