Famous Deaths Happened In 1553

Feb 04 Caspar othmayr: Composer,  

Feb 19 Erasmus reinhold: German mathematician,  

Feb 25 Hirate masahide: Japanese diplomat and tutor of oda nobunaga (suicide) (b. 1492)  

Apr 09 Francois rabelais: French author (gargantua/pantagruel),  

Jul 06 Edward vi tudor: King of england (1547-53),  

Jul 09 Maurice: Elector of saxony (b. 1521)  

Jul 11 Mauritius: Duke/monarch of saksen (1547-53),  

Aug 08 Girolamo fracastoro: Italian physician (b. 1478)  

Aug 17 Charles iii: Duke of savoy,  

Aug 22 John dudley: English lord admiral/premier (1551-53), beheaded  

Sep 04 Cornelia da nomatalcino: Monk converted to judaism, burned at stake  

Oct 07 Cristóbal de morales: Spanish composer (bc. 1500)  

Oct 16 Lucas cranach sr: German painter,  

Oct 19 Bonifazio veronese/veneziano: [de' pitati], italian painter,  

Oct 27 Michael servetus: Spanish physician, burns at stake for heresy  

Oct 30 Jacob sturm von sturmeck: German statesman and reformer (b. 1489)  

Dec 14 Hanibal lucić: Croatian writer (b. 1485)  

Jan 22 Mori terumoto: Japanese warrior  

Mar 29 Vitsentzos kornaros: Greek renaissance poet (d. 1613 or 1614)  

Apr 30 Louise de lorraine-vaudémont: Queen of france  

May 14 Margaret of valois: Wife of henry iv  

Jun 05 Bernardino baldi: Italian mathematician  

Jun 15 Ernst: Archduke of austria/governor of the netherlands  

Jul 15 Archduke ernest of austria: Archduke ernest of austria (d. 1595)  

Nov 23 Prospero alpini: Italy, botanist/physician (de medocoma aegyptorum)