What happened in 1583?
Cologne War, Battle of Shizugatake and Battle of Torches — among 49 events recorded in 1583.
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Wars & Conflicts 15
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Cologne War
War
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Battle of Shizugatake
1583 battle in feudal Japan
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Battle of Torches
1583 battle between the Ottoman Empire and Iran
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Siege of Godesberg
1583 siege during the Cologne War
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French Fury
Failed attempt by Francis, Duke of Anjou, to conquer the city of Antwerp by surprise
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Battle of Steenbergen
Battle in The Netherlands in 1583
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Siege of Ghent
1583–1584 siege
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Battle of Hiketa
1583 battle
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Siege of Eindhoven
1583 siege
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Battle of Talandongo
1583 battle
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Battle of Klis
1583 battle
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Battle of Aura
1583 clan battle in County Antrim, Northern Ireland
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Battle of São Vicente
1583 naval battle
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Cuncolim Revolt
Massacre of Christian priests and civilians by Kshatriyas in Goa in 1583
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Conquest of the Azores
1583 Naval battle between Spain And Portugal
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People 19
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Fernão Mendes Pinto died
Portuguese explorer and writer (1509–1583)
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Humphrey Gilbert died
English explorer, politician and soldier (1539-1583)
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Edmund Grindal died
Archbishop of Canterbury
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Jacques Pelletier du Mans died
Humanist, Poet, Mathematician
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William Bourne died
English mathematician
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Stephan Parmenius died
Stephan Parmenius (Exploration & Discovery).
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Hugo Grotius born
Born in Delft. Dutch jurist and scholar (1583-1645).
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Tirso de Molina born
Born in Madrid. Spanish writer (c. 1583-c.1648).
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Albrecht von Wallenstein born
Born in Heřmanice. Bohemian military leader and statesman who fought on the Catholic side during the Thirty Years' War (1583-1634).
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Axel Oxenstierna born
Born in Fånö. Swedish statesman (1583-1654).
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Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury born
Born in Eyton on Severn. English soldier and poet (1583–1648).
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Denis Pétau born
Born in Orléans. French Jesuit theologian.
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Jacob De la Gardie born
Born in Tallinn. Swedish noble (1583-1652).
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Hayashi Razan born
Born in Kyoto. Japanese philosopher (1583–1657).
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Iskandar Muda born
Born in Banda Aceh. Sultan of Aceh.
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Nurbanu Sultan died
Died in Istanbul. Valide Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1574 to 1583.
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Magnus, Duke of Holstein died
Died in Piltene. Danish prince, Prince-bishop of Ösel, King of Livonia (1540–1583).
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Louis VI of the Palatinate died
Died in Heidelberg. Elector Palatine.
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Christian II of Saxony born
Born in Dresden. Elector of Saxony from 1591 to 1611 (lived 1583-1611).
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Science & Technology 1
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University of Edinburgh
Public university in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Religion & Belief Systems 5
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Bahramiyah Mosque
Mosque in Aleppo, Syria
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Santa Maria del Carmine
Minor basilica in Avigliano, Italy
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St. Sebastian
Cemetery church in Ottobeuren, Germany
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St. Calixtus
Chapel in Mailling, Tuntenhausen, Germany
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Hōen-ji Temple
Buddhist temple in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
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Architecture & Engineering 7
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Nesvizh Castle
Castle in Niasviž, Belarus
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St. Michael's Church, Munich
Church in Bavaria, Germany
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Sucevița Monastery
Monastery located in Sucevita
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Evangelical Lutheran Church in Vilnius
Church building in Vilnius, Lithuania
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San Bartolomeo, Castellammare di Stabia
Church building in Castellammare di Stabia, Italy
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Fort of Monserrate
Fort in Salvador, Bahia, Brasil
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Transfiguration monastery in Tryhiria
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Sports & Entertainment 2
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Dyrehavsbakken
Danish amusement park referred to informally as Bakken
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Teatro Español
Theatre in Madrid
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