Famous Personalities Born In 1540

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

Jan 28 On this day in history birth of ludolph van Ceulen, German mathematician (d. 1610)  

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 on this day in history.  

Jul 11 In the year 1540 birth of adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich/Juliana of Stolberg  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history death of matthäus Lang von Wellenburg, German statesman and Archbishop of Salzburg (b. 1469)  

May 06 On this day in history jean Luis Vives, Spanish theory/humanist/reformer, dies at 48  

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

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

Jul 21 John I Zapolyai, prince of Transsylvania/king of Hungary, dies on this day in history.  

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