Famous Personalities Born In 1540

Jan 25 In the year 1540 birth of edmund Campion, London, saint/Jesuit martyr (Decem Rationes)  

Jan 28 In the year 1540 birth of ludolph van Ceulen, German mathematician (d. 1610)  

Jun 03 In the year 1540 birth of charles I of Austria (d. 1590)  

Jun 11 Barnabe Googe, English poet (d. 1594) was born in the year 1540.  

Jun 23 On this day in history birth of johann Baptista Serranus, composer  

Jul 11 Adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich/Juliana of Stolberg was born on this day in history.  

Aug 05 On this day in history birth of joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating  

Aug 26 In the year 1540 birth of king Magnus of Livonia (d. 1583)  

Oct 01 In the year 1540 birth of johann Jakob Grynaeus, Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. 1617)  

Dec 31 On this day in history birth of silvio Antoniano, Italian cardinal/theologist (Tre libri)  

Jan 27 On this day in history angela Merici, Italian monk/monastery, dies  

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 Jean Luis Vives, Spanish theory/humanist/reformer, dies at 48 on this day in history.  

May 22 Francesco Guicciardini, Italian historian/pres of Romagna, dies at 57 in the year 1540.  

Jul 11 Jan Szapolyai, anti-king of Hungarian, dies in the year 1540.  

Jul 21 John I Zapolyai, prince of Transsylvania/king of Hungary, dies in the year 1540.  

Jul 28 Thomas Cromwell, King Henry VIII's chief minister, executed died on this day in history.