Famous Deaths Happened In 1540

Jan 27 Angela Merici, Italian monk/monastery, dies on this day in history.  

Feb 02 In the year 1540 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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jul 11 In the year 1540 jan Szapolyai, anti-king of Hungarian, dies  

Jul 21 John I Zapolyai, prince of Transsylvania/king of Hungary, dies in the year 1540.  

Jul 28 In the year 1540 death of thomas Cromwell, King Henry VIII's chief minister, executed  

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

Aug 23 In the year 1540 death of guillaume Budé, French scholar  

Aug 24 Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, Italian painter (b. 1503) died in the year 1540.  

Sep 02 In the year 1540 death of lebna Dengel, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1501)  

Oct 04 In the year 1540 helius Eobanus Hessus, German humanist/poet (Silvae), dies  

Jan 25 On this day in history 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 On this day in history 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.