Famous Deaths Happened In 1540
Wednesday, 07 January 2026
Jan 27 Angela Merici, Italian monk/monastery, dies on this day in history. 


Feb 02 George Schenck van Toutenburg, gov/viceroy of Frisia/Groningen died in the year 1540. 


Mar 30 In the year 1540 death of matthäus Lang von Wellenburg, German statesman and Archbishop of Salzburg (b. 1469) 


May 06 Jean Luis Vives, Spanish theory/humanist/reformer, dies at 48 on this day in history. 


May 22 On this day in history 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 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 on this day in history. 


Jul 30 In the year 1540 death of robert Barnes, English churchman (martyred) (b. 1495) 


Aug 23 In the year 1540 death of guillaume Budé, French scholar 


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 On this day in history helius Eobanus Hessus, German humanist/poet (Silvae), dies 


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