1583 in Scotland
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Events from the year 1583 in the Kingdom of Scotland.
See also:List of years in Scotland
Timeline of Scottish history
1583 in: England ⢠Elsewhere
Timeline of Scottish history
1583 in: England ⢠Elsewhere
Incumbents
Events
- June â James VI regains his freedom following the Raid of Ruthven.
- James VI signs a charter (dated 1582) creating the Tounis College, the modern-day University of Edinburgh.
Births
- Elizabeth Woodford[1]
- Approximate date â
- David Dickson, theologian (died 1663)
- Alexander Henderson, theologian (died 1646)[2]
Deaths
- 26 May â Esmé Stewart, 1st Duke of Lennox (born 1542)
- 13 December â Thomas Smeton, minister and academic (born 1536)
- December â James Balfour, Lord Pittendreich, lawyer (born c.â1525)
- Alexander Arbuthnot, minister, academic and poet (born 1538)
- John Cockburn of Ormiston, Protestant laird
