Famous Deaths Happened In 1540

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

Feb 02 In the year 1540 death of george Schenck van Toutenburg, gov/viceroy of Frisia/Groningen  

Mar 30 On this day in history 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 Francesco Guicciardini, Italian historian/pres of Romagna, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1540.  

Jul 30 Robert Barnes, English churchman (martyred) (b. 1495) died in the year 1540.  

Aug 23 On this day in history death of guillaume Budé, French scholar  

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 Helius Eobanus Hessus, German humanist/poet (Silvae), dies on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history birth of charles I of Austria (d. 1590)  

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

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

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

Aug 05 On this day in history birth of joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating  

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