Historical Events Jun 17 Brabant: Duke of Parma beats French mercenaries Jun 18 Richard Martin of London takes out first life insurance policy, on William Gibbons; premium was £383 Events in 1583 Famous Birthdays Jun 16 Axel Oxenstierna, Swedish statesman (Lord High Chancellor and regent of Sweden), born in Fånö, Sweden (d. 1654) Jun 20 Jacob De la Gardie, Swedish soldier and statesman (1st Governor-General of Swedish Livonia), born in Reval (Tallinn), Swedish Estonia (d. 1652) Born in 1583 Famous Deaths Jun 6 Nakagawa Kiyohide, Japanese warlord (b. 1556) Jun 9 Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland Apr 1583 History by Year Jul 1583 Famous People by Star Sign ♈︎ Aries ♉︎ Taurus ♊︎ Gemini ♋︎ Cancer ♌︎ Leo ♍︎ Virgo ♎︎ Libra ♏︎ Scorpio ♐︎ Sagittarius ♑︎ Capricorn ♒︎ Aquarius ♓︎ Pisces