Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century Decades: 1520s 1530s 1540s 1550s 1560s - 1570s - 1580s 1590s 1600s 1610s 1620s Years: 1573 1574 1575 1576 1577 - 1578 - 1579 1580 1581 1582 1583 Events January 31 - Battle of Gemblours. Spanish forces under Don John of Austria and Alexander Farnese defeat the Dutch. Don John begins to recover control of the French-speaking Southern Netherlands August 4 - Battle of Al Kasr al Kebir - Moroccans defeat Portuguese. King Sebastian I of Portugal is defeated and killed in North Africa, leaving his elderly uncle, Cardinal Henry, as his heir. This initiates a succession crisis in Portugal. October 1 - Alexander Farnese, Prince of Parma, succeeds Don John as Spanish Governor-General of the Netherlands. Tibet, Sonam Gyrso, receives from prince Atlan Khan the title of "Talaļ" and becomes the third Dalai Lama Buddhism Battle of Wenden. The Russians are defeated by the Swedes, who proceed to take Polotsk. Births April 1 - William Harvey, physician, discovered blood circulation April 14 - King Philip III of Spain September 9 - Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor December 2 - Agostino Agazzari, composer and writer on music Deaths August 4 - King Sebastian I of Portugal October 1 - Don John of Austria, illegitimate son of Emperor Charles V, victor of the Battle of Lepanto, Spanish Governor-General of the Netherlands.\n This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.