Famous Deaths In 1553

Feb 04 On this day in history caspar Othmayr, composer, dies at 37 Share it »

Feb 19 Erasmus Reinhold, German mathematician, dies at 41 on this day in history. Share it »

Feb 25 On this day in history death of hirate Masahide, Japanese diplomat and tutor of Oda Nobunaga (suicide) (b. 1492) Share it »

Apr 09 Francois Rabelais, French author (Gargantua/Pantagruel), dies at 49 on this day in history. Share it »

Jul 06 Edward VI Tudor, King of England (1547-53), dies at 15 on this day in history. Share it »

Jul 09 Maurice, Elector of Saxony (b. 1521) died on this day in history. Share it »

Jul 11 Mauritius, duke/monarch of Saksen (1547-53), dies of injuries at 32 on this day in history. Share it »

Aug 08 Girolamo Fracastoro, Italian physician (b. 1478) died on this day in history. Share it »

Aug 17 Charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies on this day in history. Share it »

Aug 22 John Dudley, English Lord Admiral/premier (1551-53), beheaded died on this day in history. Share it »

Sep 04 Cornelia da Nomatalcino, monk converted to Judaism, burned at stake died on this day in history. Share it »

Oct 07 On this day in history death of cristóbal de Morales, Spanish composer (bc. 1500) Share it »

Oct 16 On this day in history lucas Cranach Sr, German painter, dies at 81 Share it »

Oct 19 On this day in history bonifazio Veronese/Veneziano, [de' Pitati], Italian painter, dies Share it »

Oct 27 On this day in history death of michael Servetus, Spanish physician, burns at stake for heresy Share it »

Oct 30 Jacob Sturm von Sturmeck, German statesman and reformer (b. 1489) died on this day in history. Share it »

Dec 14 On this day in history death of hanibal Lucić, Croatian writer (b. 1485) Share it »

Jan 22 On this day in history birth of mori Terumoto, Japanese warrior (d. 1625) Share it »

Mar 29 On this day in history birth of vitsentzos Kornaros, Greek Renaissance poet (d. 1613 or 1614) Share it »

Apr 30 Louise de Lorraine-Vaudémont, queen of France (d. 1601) was born on this day in history. Share it »

May 14 Margaret of Valois, wife of Henry IV (d. 1615) was born on this day in history. Share it »

Jun 05 Bernardino Baldi, Italian mathematician (d. 1617) was born on this day in history. Share it »

Jun 15 On this day in history birth of ernst, archduke of Austria/governor of the Netherlands Share it »

Jul 15 Archduke Ernest of Austria (d. 1595) was born on this day in history. Share it »

Nov 23 Prospero Alpini, Italy, botanist/physician (De Medocoma Aegyptorum) was born on this day in history. Share it »