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 in the year 1550.

May 18 John, Cardinal of Lorraine, French churchman (b. 1498) died on this day in history.

May 20 In the year 1550 death of ashikaga Yoshiharu, Japanese shogun (b. 1510)

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

Jul 30 On this day in history death of thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton, English politician (b. 1505)

Aug 28 Nicolas Perrenot de Granvelle, Charles V's asst sec of state, dies in the year 1550.

Sep 08 Hans [Johann] Vischer, German count of Johann Cicero, dies on this day in history.

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

Nov 06 In the year 1550 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 In the year 1550 birth of henry I, Duke of Guise, French Catholic leader (d. 1588)

Apr 12 On this day in history birth of edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, English politician (d. 1604)

May 25 In the year 1550 birth of camillus de Lellis, Italian soldier/monastery founder/saint

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

Jun 28 On this day in history birth of john Drusius, Flemish hebrew translator

Jul 31 Jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster was born on this day in history.

Aug 16 In the year 1550 birth of carolus Gallus, [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer/pastor/vicar

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