Famous Deaths Happened In 1547

Jan 11 Pietro Bembo, Italian author, literary theorist, and Catholic cardinal (b. 1470) died on this day in history.  

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

Jan 19 On this day in history death of henry Howard, earl of Surrey, army commander/poet, beheaded at 29  

Jan 24 In the year 1547 death of henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, executed for treason  

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

Jan 28 On this day in history 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 in the year 1547.  

Mar 31 In the year 1547 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 On this day in history death of pierlugi Faraese, Italian son of Pope Paul III, murdered  

Oct 19 On this day in history pierino del Vaga, Italian painter, dies at about 46  

Feb 24 On this day in history birth of jan of Austria, Spanish military man/land guardian of the Netherland  

Mar 01 On this day in history birth of rudolph Goclenius, German philosopher (d. 1628)  

Apr 13 In the year 1547 birth of elisabeth of Valois, third wife of Philip II of Spain (d. 1568)  

May 20 In the year 1547 birth of melchior Bischoff, composer  

Jun 28 Cristofano Malvezzi, composer was born on this day in history.  

Sep 14 Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, Dutch Grand Pensionary was born in the year 1547.  

Sep 16 Abu al-Faiz ibn Mubarak Faizi, Persian-Dutch East Indies poet was born in the year 1547.  

Sep 22 Philipp Nikodemus Frischlin, German philologist and poet (d. 1590) was born on this day in history.