Famous Deaths In 1547

Jan 11 Pietro Bembo, Italian author, literary theorist, and Catholic cardinal (b. 1470) died in the year 1547.

Jan 16 Johannes Schöner, German astronomer and cartographer (b. 1477) died on this day in history.

Jan 19 In the year 1547 death of henry Howard, earl of Surrey, army commander/poet, beheaded at 29

Jan 24 Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, executed for treason died on this day in history.

Jan 25 On this day in history lieven Algoet, Flemish humanist, dies

Jan 28 In the year 1547 henry VIII, King of England (1509-47), dies at 55

Mar 30 Francois I of Valois-Angouleme, King of France (1515-47), dies at 52 on this day in history.

Mar 31 On this day in history death of francis I of France (b. 1494)

Jun 21 In the year 1547 death of sebastiano del Piombo, Italian painter (b. 1485)

Aug 07 Cajetanus van Thiene, Italian saint, dies on this day in history.

Sep 02 In the year 1547 death of hernan Cortes, Spanish general defeated Aztec Indians

Sep 10 Pierlugi Faraese, Italian son of Pope Paul III, murdered died in the year 1547.

Oct 19 Pierino del Vaga, Italian painter, dies at about 46 on this day in history.

Feb 24 Jan of Austria, Spanish military man/land guardian of the Netherland was born in the year 1547.

Mar 01 Rudolph Goclenius, German philosopher (d. 1628) was born on this day in history.

Apr 13 Elisabeth of Valois, third wife of Philip II of Spain (d. 1568) was born on this day in history.

May 20 Melchior Bischoff, composer was born in the year 1547.

Jun 28 Cristofano Malvezzi, composer was born in the year 1547.

Sep 14 In the year 1547 birth of johan van Oldenbarnevelt, Dutch Grand Pensionary

Sep 16 In the year 1547 birth of abu al-Faiz ibn Mubarak Faizi, Persian-Dutch East Indies poet

Sep 22 In the year 1547 birth of philipp Nikodemus Frischlin, German philologist and poet (d. 1590)