Famous Deaths In 1550

Mar 08 Juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint (Brothers of Mercy), dies at 55 on this day in history.

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

May 18 In the year 1550 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 Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton, English politician (b. 1505) died on this day in history.

Aug 28 On this day in history nicolas Perrenot de Granvelle, Charles V's asst sec of state, dies

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

Oct 23 Tiedemann Giese, Polish Catholic bishop (b. 1480) died on this day in history.

Nov 06 Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1487) died in the year 1550.

Nov 07 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) died in the year 1550.

Dec 06 Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48 in the year 1550.

Dec 22 On this day in history 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 Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, English politician (d. 1604) was born in the year 1550.

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 In the year 1550 birth of john Drusius, Flemish hebrew translator

Jul 31 On this day in history 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)