Famous Deaths Happened In 1553
Sunday, 15 June 2025
Feb 04 In the year 1553 caspar Othmayr, composer, dies at 37
Feb 19 Erasmus Reinhold, German mathematician, dies at 41 in the year 1553.
Feb 25 On this day in history death of hirate Masahide, Japanese diplomat and tutor of Oda Nobunaga (suicide) (b. 1492)
Apr 09 Francois Rabelais, French author (Gargantua/Pantagruel), dies at 49 in the year 1553.
Jul 06 On this day in history edward VI Tudor, King of England (1547-53), dies at 15
Jul 09 In the year 1553 death of maurice, Elector of Saxony (b. 1521)
Jul 11 Mauritius, duke/monarch of Saksen (1547-53), dies of injuries at 32 on this day in history.
Aug 08 On this day in history death of girolamo Fracastoro, Italian physician (b. 1478)
Aug 17 On this day in history charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies
Aug 22 In the year 1553 death of john Dudley, English Lord Admiral/premier (1551-53), beheaded
Sep 04 Cornelia da Nomatalcino, monk converted to Judaism, burned at stake died on this day in history.
Oct 07 Cristóbal de Morales, Spanish composer (bc. 1500) died on this day in history.
Oct 16 Lucas Cranach Sr, German painter, dies at 81 in the year 1553.
Oct 19 Bonifazio Veronese/Veneziano, [de' Pitati], Italian painter, dies on this day in history.
Oct 27 Michael Servetus, Spanish physician, burns at stake for heresy died on this day in history.
Oct 30 In the year 1553 death of jacob Sturm von Sturmeck, German statesman and reformer (b. 1489)
Dec 14 In the year 1553 death of hanibal Lucić, Croatian writer (b. 1485)