Famous Birthdays In 1540

Jan 25 Edmund Campion, London, saint/Jesuit martyr (Decem Rationes) was born on this day in history.

Jan 28 Ludolph van Ceulen, German mathematician (d. 1610) was born on this day in history.

Jun 03 On this day in history birth of charles I of Austria (d. 1590)

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

Jun 23 Johann Baptista Serranus, composer was born on this day in history.

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 on this day in history.

Aug 26 King Magnus of Livonia (d. 1583) was born in the year 1540.

Oct 01 Johann Jakob Grynaeus, Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. 1617) was born in the year 1540.

Dec 31 Silvio Antoniano, Italian cardinal/theologist (Tre libri) was born on this day in history.

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

Feb 02 On this day in history 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 In the year 1540 francesco Guicciardini, Italian historian/pres of Romagna, dies at 57

Jul 11 Jan Szapolyai, anti-king of Hungarian, dies on this day in history.

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.