The Spring of Kirsten Piil. His discovery of a natural spring drew large crowds in the area. This attracted entertainers and hawkers, whose presence led to the creation of Dyrehavsbakken.
In the year 1583, as of the start of the year, the Gregorian calendar - the calendar used in most of the world - is 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, Toyotomi Hideyoshi defeats Shibata Katsuie at Shizugatake, and goes on to commence construction of Osaka Castle (May), Sir Humphrey Gilbert claims the island of Newfoundland on behalf of England, marking the beginning of the British Empire (Aug 5), the world’s oldest operating amusement park, Dyrehavsbakken, is founded - and all these fine people were born:
1583-0112 Niccolò Alamanni* Roman antiquarian of Greek origin - Ancona (1626/43)
1583-0131 Peter Bulkley* Puritan minister/settler in Massachusetts/ founder of Concord - Odell, Bedfordshire, England (1659/76)
1583-0223 Jean-Baptiste Morin* mathematician/ astronomer/astrologer - Villefranche-sur-Saône, France (1656/73)
1583-0303 Edward Herbert* Anglo-Welsh soldier/historian/ religious philosopher - Eyton-on-Severn, Shropshire, England (1648/65)
1583-0404 Franciscus Quaresmius* writer/orientalist - Lodi (1650/67)
1583-0410 Hugo Grotius* lawyer/theologian/playwright - Delft, Holland, Dutch Republic (1645/62)
1583-0526 Susanna Hall* (B) (b Shakespeare) - Stratford-upon-Avon, England (1649/66)
1583-0616 Axel Oxenstierna* statesman - Fånö, Uppland, Sweden (1654/71)
1583-0620 Jacob De la Gardie* military leader/statesman/Governor of Swedish Estonia - Reval, Estonia, Swedish Empire (1652/69)
1583-0702 Dodo von Knyphausen* German soldier - Lütetsburg, East Frisia (1636/52)
1583-0720 Alban Roe* Benedictine priest - Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England (1642/58)
1583-0819 Daišan* Manchu prince/statesman of the Qing dynasty - Qing dynasty (1648/65)
1583-0831 Richard Harrison* royalist politician - Hurst, Berkshire, England (1655/71)
1583-0924 Albrecht von Wallenstein* military leader/statesman - Hermanitz an der Elbe, Bohemia, Holy Roman Empire (1634/50)
1583-1022 Laurens Reael* admiral/Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies - Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (1637/53)
1583-1124 Juan de Jáuregui* Spanish poet/ scholar/painter - Seville, Andalusia (1641/57)
1583-1225 Orlando Gibbons (B) virginalist/ organist/composer - Oxford, England (1625/41)
Updated 7.12.2021
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