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1599
(
MDXCIX
)
was a
common year
starting on Friday
of the
Gregorian calendar
and a
common year starting on Monday
of the
Julian calendar
, the 1599th year of the
Common Era
(CE) and
Anno Domini
(AD) designations, the 599th year of the
2nd millennium
, the 99th year of the
16th century
, and the 10th and last year of the
1590s
decade. As of the start of 1599, the Gregorian calendar was
10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.