Famous Deaths In 1572

Feb 23 Pierre Certon, French composer died on this day in history.  

Feb 28 On this day in history death of aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (b. 1505)  

Mar 02 Mem de Sá, Portuguese Governor-General of Brazil died in the year 1572.  

Mar 27 On this day in history death of girolamo Maggi, Italian Renaissance man (b. abt. 1523)  

May 01 In the year 1572 pius V, [Antonio Ghislieri], great-inquisiteur/Pope (1566-72), dies  

Jun 02 In the year 1572 death of thomas Howard 4th duke of Norfolk, English Earl, executed at 36  

Jun 07 August I [Sigismund II August], king of Poland (1548-72), dies at 42 in the year 1572.  

Jun 09 In the year 1572 jeanne d'Albret, queen of Navarra, dies at 44  

Jun 24 In the year 1572 death of adrianus van Gouda, lay brother, hanged  

Jul 07 On this day in history sigismund II August, last Jagellonen king of Poland, dies at 51  

Aug 05 Isaac Luria, Palestinian-born Kabbalist (b. 1534) died on this day in history.  

Aug 20 Miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish conquistador (b. 1502) died on this day in history.  

Aug 22 Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland (b. 1528) died on this day in history.  

Aug 24 In the year 1572 death of gaspard de Châtillon, Count the Coligny, French gen/admiral, beheaded  

Aug 26 Petrus Ramus, French philosopher (b. 1515) died in the year 1572.  

Aug 27 Claude Goudimel, French composer died in the year 1572.  

Sep 05 In the year 1572 pieter Tichelmann, Flemish Franciscan, dies at about 71  

Sep 30 On this day in history francisco Borgia, theologist/saint, dies at 61  

Oct 24 In the year 1572 death of edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, English politician (bc. 1508)  

Nov 23 Agnolo di Cosimo, Italian artist and poet (b. 1503) died in the year 1572.  

Nov 24 In the year 1572 john Knox, Scottish preacher, dies at about 67  

Dec 10 In the year 1572 death of cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72  

Dec 30 On this day in history galeazzo Alessi, Italian architect (Palazza Marino, Milan), dies at 60  

Feb 14 Hans Christoph Haiden, composer was born on this day in history.  

Apr 04 William Strachey, English writer (d. 1621) was born in the year 1572.  

Apr 14 In the year 1572 birth of adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician (d. 1632)  

Jun 11 Ben Jonson, England, playwright/poet (Volpone, Alchemist) was born in the year 1572.  

Jun 24 On this day in history birth of jan Campanus, composer  

Sep 15 In the year 1572 birth of erasmus Widmann, composer  

Nov 08 Johan Sigismund, elector of Brandenburg/duke of Prussia was born on this day in history.  

Nov 13 In the year 1572 birth of cyril Lucaris, Greek theologian (d. 1638)