Famous Deaths In 1540

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

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 on this day in history.

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

Jul 21 In the year 1540 john I Zapolyai, prince of Transsylvania/king of Hungary, dies

Jul 28 Thomas Cromwell, King Henry VIII's chief minister, executed died in the year 1540.

Jul 30 On this day in history death of robert Barnes, English churchman (martyred) (b. 1495)

Aug 23 Guillaume Budé, French scholar died on this day in history.

Aug 24 In the year 1540 death of girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, Italian painter (b. 1503)

Sep 02 Lebna Dengel, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1501) died in the year 1540.

Oct 04 In the year 1540 helius Eobanus Hessus, German humanist/poet (Silvae), dies

Jan 25 Edmund Campion, London, saint/Jesuit martyr (Decem Rationes) was born in the year 1540.

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

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 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 on this day in history.

Aug 05 Joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating was born on this day in history.

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