1489

1489 (MCDLXXXIX) is the eighty-ninth year of the 15th century. It follows the year 1488 and precedes the year 1490. It represents the passing of 1,489 years since the alleged birth of Jesus Christ. 1489 began on a Thursday. I hear it was nice.

According to the historical record, it has been twelve or thirteen years since the death of Vlad III of Wallachia, also known as Vlad the Impaler (the exact year of his death is unclear. He died in either December 1476, or January 1477). Some believe however that Vlad survived his own demise and lived on as an undead vampire lord that history will come to know as Dracula.

The Hungarian Lord of a castle in Budapest enters his dining hall to find all of the guests have been savagely murdered. His wife enters the room and they embrace. The Lord takes a large sword and impales both his wife and himself with a single thrust. Before expiring, he hears the cry of a baby, which terrifies him. His last words are, "We died in vain".