Famous Deaths In 1553

Feb 04 Caspar Othmayr, composer, dies at 37 in the year 1553.

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 In the year 1553 francois Rabelais, French author (Gargantua/Pantagruel), dies at 49

Jul 06 In the year 1553 edward VI Tudor, King of England (1547-53), dies at 15

Jul 09 Maurice, Elector of Saxony (b. 1521) died in the year 1553.

Jul 11 In the year 1553 mauritius, duke/monarch of Saksen (1547-53), dies of injuries at 32

Aug 08 On this day in history death of girolamo Fracastoro, Italian physician (b. 1478)

Aug 17 Charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies on this day in history.

Aug 22 In the year 1553 death of john Dudley, English Lord Admiral/premier (1551-53), beheaded

Sep 04 On this day in history death of cornelia da Nomatalcino, monk converted to Judaism, burned at stake

Oct 07 Cristóbal de Morales, Spanish composer (bc. 1500) died in the year 1553.

Oct 16 On this day in history lucas Cranach Sr, German painter, dies at 81

Oct 19 Bonifazio Veronese/Veneziano, [de' Pitati], Italian painter, dies in the year 1553.

Oct 27 Michael Servetus, Spanish physician, burns at stake for heresy died in the year 1553.

Oct 30 Jacob Sturm von Sturmeck, German statesman and reformer (b. 1489) died on this day in history.

Dec 14 Hanibal Lucić, Croatian writer (b. 1485) died on this day in history.

Jan 22 In the year 1553 birth of mori Terumoto, Japanese warrior (d. 1625)

Mar 29 Vitsentzos Kornaros, Greek Renaissance poet (d. 1613 or 1614) was born on this day in history.

Apr 30 On this day in history birth of louise de Lorraine-Vaudémont, queen of France (d. 1601)

May 14 On this day in history birth of margaret of Valois, wife of Henry IV (d. 1615)

Jun 05 On this day in history birth of bernardino Baldi, Italian mathematician (d. 1617)

Jun 15 In the year 1553 birth of ernst, archduke of Austria/governor of the Netherlands

Jul 15 Archduke Ernest of Austria (d. 1595) was born on this day in history.

Nov 23 Prospero Alpini, Italy, botanist/physician (De Medocoma Aegyptorum) was born in the year 1553.