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

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 Jan Szapolyai, anti-king of Hungarian, dies in the year 1540.  

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 in the year 1540.  

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

Aug 23 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Oct 04 Helius Eobanus Hessus, German humanist/poet (Silvae), dies in the year 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 In the year 1540 birth of charles I of Austria (d. 1590)  

Jun 11 On this day in history birth of barnabe Googe, English poet (d. 1594)  

Jun 23 Johann Baptista Serranus, composer was born in the year 1540.  

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

Aug 05 In the year 1540 birth of joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating  

Aug 26 King Magnus of Livonia (d. 1583) was born in the year 1540.