Famous Deaths In 1550

Mar 08 Juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint (Brothers of Mercy), dies at 55 in the year 1550.

Apr 12 Claude of Lorraine, duke of Guise, dies at 53 on this day in history.

May 18 On this day in history death of john, Cardinal of Lorraine, French churchman (b. 1498)

May 20 Ashikaga Yoshiharu, Japanese shogun (b. 1510) died in the year 1550.

Jun 13 Johann Spangenberg, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1550.

Jul 30 In the year 1550 death of thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton, English politician (b. 1505)

Aug 28 In the year 1550 nicolas Perrenot de Granvelle, Charles V's asst sec of state, dies

Sep 08 On this day in history hans [Johann] Vischer, German count of Johann Cicero, dies

Oct 23 In the year 1550 death of tiedemann Giese, Polish Catholic bishop (b. 1480)

Nov 06 On this day in history death of ulrich, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1487)

Nov 07 In the year 1550 death of jon Arason, the last Roman Catholic bishop of Iceland prior to the reformation, beheaded in Skalholt with his two sons Are and Bjorn. (b. 1484)

Dec 06 Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48 on this day in history.

Dec 22 In the year 1550 death of richard Plantagenet (Richard of Eastwell) possibly a son of Richard III

Jan 31 Henry I, Duke of Guise, French Catholic leader (d. 1588) was born in the year 1550.

Apr 12 In the year 1550 birth of edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, English politician (d. 1604)

May 25 Camillus de Lellis, Italian soldier/monastery founder/saint was born in the year 1550.

Jun 27 On this day in history birth of charles IX, King of France (1560-74)

Jun 28 John Drusius, Flemish hebrew translator was born in the year 1550.

Jul 31 In the year 1550 birth of jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster

Aug 16 Carolus Gallus, [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer/pastor/vicar was born on this day in history.

Sep 10 In the year 1550 birth of alonso de Guzmán El Bueno, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia, Spanish Armada commander (d. 1615)