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1591
(
MDXCI
)
was a
common year
starting on Tuesday
of the
Gregorian calendar
and a
common year starting on Friday
of the
Julian calendar
, the 1591st year of the
Common Era
(CE) and
Anno Domini
(AD) designations, the 591st year of the
2nd millennium
, the 91st year of the
16th century
, and the 2nd year of the
1590s
decade. As of the start of 1591, the Gregorian calendar was
10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.