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289
The British counter-emperor Carausius defeats the fleet of the ruler Maximian .
289 in other calendars
Ethiopian calendar	281/282
Buddhist calendar	832/833 (southern Buddhism); 831/832 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana )
Chinese calendar	49th (50th) cycle , year of the Earth-Rooster己酉 ( at the beginning of the year Earth-Monkey 戊申)
Greek calendar	4th year of the 266th / 1st year of the 267th Olympiad
Jewish calendar	4049/50 (2/3 September)
Coptic calendar	5/6
Roman calendar	from urbe condita MXLII (1042)
Seleucid era	Babylon: 599/600 (turn of the year April); Syria: 600/601 (turn of the year October)
Spanish era	327
Vikram Sambat (Nepalese Calendar)	345/346 (turn of the year April)

Events

Roman Empire

• Emperor Diocletian wins several victories against the Sarmatians on the Danube .
• Emperor Maximian's attempt to recapture renegade Britain under Carausius fails. His fleet is lost in the English Channel either in a storm or in a naval battle. Carausius can stabilize his rule for the next few years.