Notable Deaths In 1552

Jan 03 Henry ii of bavaria: Bishop of utrecht (1524-29),  

Jan 11 Johannes cochlaeus: [dobeneck], german humanist/theologist,  

Jan 22 Edward seymour: Duke of somerset, beheaded for treason  

Feb 26 Heinrich faber: German composer  

Apr 14 Laurentius andreae: [lars andersson], swedish church reformer,  

Apr 18 John leland: Antiquary,  

Apr 21 Peter apianus: [bennewitz/bienewitz], german astronomer,  

Jun 10 Alexander barclay: English poet  

Aug 15 Hermann of wied: German catholic archbishop (b. 1477)  

Sep 07 Guru angad dev: Second sikh guru (b. 1504)  

Oct 14 Oswald myconius: Swiss protestant reformer (b. 1488)  

Oct 17 Andreas osiander: Protestant reformation theologist,  

Dec 02 Francis xavier: Spanish catholic missionary (b. 1506)  

Dec 03 St francis xavier: Jesuit missionary to the east (b. 1506)  

Feb 01 Edward coke: Mileham norfolk, jurist/politician (defended common law)  

Feb 08 Agrippa d'aubigné: French poet and soldier  

Feb 19 Melchior klesl: Austrian cardinal and statesman  

Feb 28 Jobst borgi: [justus byrgius], swiss/german mathematician  

Feb 28 Joost bürgi: Swiss clockmaker  

Apr 15 Pietro cataldi: Italian mathematician  

Jun 18 Gabriello chiabrera: Italian poet  

Jul 18 Rudolf ii: Of habsburg, emperor of germany (1576-1612)