Famous Deaths Happened In 1540

Jan 27 Angela Merici, Italian monk/monastery, dies in the year 1540.  

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 in the year 1540.  

May 22 Francesco Guicciardini, Italian historian/pres of Romagna, dies at 57 in the year 1540.  

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

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 Robert Barnes, English churchman (martyred) (b. 1495) died on this day in history.  

Aug 23 Guillaume Budé, French scholar died in the year 1540.  

Aug 24 On this day in history 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 In the year 1540 birth of edmund Campion, London, saint/Jesuit martyr (Decem Rationes)  

Jan 28 In the year 1540 birth of ludolph van Ceulen, German mathematician (d. 1610)  

Jun 03 Charles I of Austria (d. 1590) was born in the year 1540.  

Jun 11 In the year 1540 birth of barnabe Googe, English poet (d. 1594)  

Jun 23 On this day in history birth of johann Baptista Serranus, composer  

Jul 11 Adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich/Juliana of Stolberg was born on this day in history.  

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.