Famous Deaths Happened In 1540

Jan 27 Angela merici: Italian monk/monastery,  

Feb 02 George schenck van toutenburg: Gov/viceroy of frisia/groningen  

Mar 30 Matthäus lang von wellenburg: German statesman and archbishop of salzburg (b. 1469)  

May 06 Jean luis vives: Spanish theory/humanist/reformer,  

May 22 Francesco guicciardini: Italian historian/pres of romagna,  

Jul 11 Jan szapolyai: Anti-king of hungarian,  

Jul 21 John i zapolyai: Prince of transsylvania/king of hungary,  

Jul 28 Thomas cromwell: King henry viii's chief minister, executed  

Jul 30 Robert barnes: English churchman (martyred) (b. 1495)  

Aug 23 Guillaume budé: French scholar  

Aug 24 Girolamo francesco maria mazzola: Italian painter (b. 1503)  

Sep 02 Lebna dengel: Emperor of ethiopia (b. 1501)  

Oct 04 Helius eobanus hessus: German humanist/poet (silvae),  

Jan 25 Edmund campion: London, saint/jesuit martyr (decem rationes)  

Jan 28 Ludolph van ceulen: German mathematician  

Jun 03 Charles i of austria: Charles i of austria (d. 1590)  

Jun 11 Barnabe googe: English poet  

Jun 23 Johann baptista serranus: Composer  

Jul 11 Adolf van nassau: German son of willem the rich/juliana of stolberg  

Aug 05 Joseph justice scaliger: Proposed julian dating  

Aug 26 King magnus of livonia: King magnus of livonia (d. 1583)