Famous Deaths In 1557

Jan 01 Jacques Cartier, French explorer (Canada), dies at 65 on this day in history.

Jan 02 On this day in history death of pontormo, Italian painter (b. 1494)

Jan 08 On this day in history death of albert the Warlike, Prince of Bayreuth (b. 1522)

Apr 09 On this day in history michael Agricola, Finnish theologist/church reformer/bishop, dies

Apr 21 On this day in history death of petrus Apianus, German mathematician (b. 1495)

Jun 11 King John III of Portugal (b. 1502) died on this day in history.

Jun 15 Sebastiaan Van Noyen, military master builder, dies on this day in history.

Jul 16 On this day in history anne of Cleeves, queen of England/4th wife of Henry VIII, dies at 41

Aug 01 Olaus Magnus, Swedish writer (b. 1490) died on this day in history.

Sep 01 In the year 1557 jacques Cartier, French explorer, dies (birth date unknown)

Sep 13 John Cheke, English classical scholar and statesman (b. 1514) died in the year 1557.

Sep 27 In the year 1557 death of emperor Go-Nara of Japan (b. 1497)

Oct 05 Il Bacchiacca, [Franceso Ubertini], Italian painter, dies at 63 in the year 1557.

Nov 19 In the year 1557 death of bona Sforza, Queen of Sigismund I of Poland (b. 1494)

Dec 13 Niccolo Tartaglia, Italian mathematician, dies on this day in history.

Jan 01 István Bocskay, Prince of Transylvania (d. 1606) was born on this day in history.

Feb 11 John Wtenbogaert, remonstrants theologist was born on this day in history.

Feb 15 In the year 1557 birth of alfonso Fontanelli, composer

Feb 24 In the year 1557 birth of matthias, Vienna, Holy Roman emperor (1612-19)

May 05 Emmanuel-Philibert van Lalaing, baron of Montigny/marquis of Renty was born on this day in history.

May 31 On this day in history birth of theodorus I (Fedor Ivanovitsj), czar of Russia (1584-98)

May 31 Feodor I of Russia (d. 1598) was born in the year 1557.

Aug 16 Agostino Carracci, Italian artist (d. 1602) was born in the year 1557.