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1583 (MDLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1583rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 583rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 83rd year of the 16th century, and the 4th year of the 1580s decade. As of the start of 1583, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

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May 20-21: Battle of Shizugatake
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August 5: Humphrey Gilbert claims the island of Newfoundland on behalf of England.

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  • The world's oldest, intact, surviving amusement park, Dyrehavsbakken, is founded north of Copenhagen.
  • The current building housing the Bunch Of Grapes pub is built on Narrow Street in Limehouse, London. Referred to by Charles Dickens in Our Mutual Friend as "The Six Jolly Fellowship Porters", it still stands in the 21st century, much rebuilt and renamed 'The Grapes'.[28]
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Peter Bulkley
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Albrecht von Wallenstein
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King Magnus of Livonia
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Humphrey Gilbert

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