Famous Birthdays In 1540

Jan 25 On this day in history birth of edmund Campion, London, saint/Jesuit martyr (Decem Rationes)

Jan 28 Ludolph van Ceulen, German mathematician (d. 1610) was born in the year 1540.

Jun 03 Charles I of Austria (d. 1590) was born in the year 1540.

Jun 11 In the year 1540 birth of barnabe Googe, English poet (d. 1594)

Jun 23 Johann Baptista Serranus, composer was born in the year 1540.

Jul 11 Adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich/Juliana of Stolberg was born in the year 1540.

Aug 05 Joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating was born in the year 1540.

Aug 26 King Magnus of Livonia (d. 1583) was born on this day in history.

Oct 01 On this day in history birth of johann Jakob Grynaeus, Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. 1617)

Dec 31 Silvio Antoniano, Italian cardinal/theologist (Tre libri) was born in the year 1540.

Jan 27 Angela Merici, Italian monk/monastery, dies on this day in history.

Feb 02 In the year 1540 death of george Schenck van Toutenburg, gov/viceroy of Frisia/Groningen

Mar 30 Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg, German statesman and Archbishop of Salzburg (b. 1469) died on this day in history.

May 06 In the year 1540 jean Luis Vives, Spanish theory/humanist/reformer, dies at 48

May 22 On this day in history francesco Guicciardini, Italian historian/pres of Romagna, dies at 57

Jul 11 On this day in history jan Szapolyai, anti-king of Hungarian, dies

Jul 21 On this day in history john I Zapolyai, prince of Transsylvania/king of Hungary, dies

Jul 28 On this day in history death of thomas Cromwell, King Henry VIII's chief minister, executed