Famous Deaths In 1540

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 Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg, German statesman and Archbishop of Salzburg (b. 1469) died in the year 1540.

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 on this day in history.

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

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 Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, Italian painter (b. 1503) died on this day in history.

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

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 on this day in history.

Jun 11 Barnabe Googe, English poet (d. 1594) was born on this day in history.

Jun 23 In the year 1540 birth of johann Baptista Serranus, composer

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 in the year 1540.

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