Famous Deaths Happened In 1553
Wednesday, 09 July 2025
Feb 04 Caspar Othmayr, composer, dies at 37 on this day in history.
Feb 19 Erasmus Reinhold, German mathematician, dies at 41 on this day in history.
Feb 25 Hirate Masahide, Japanese diplomat and tutor of Oda Nobunaga (suicide) (b. 1492) died on this day in history.
Apr 09 Francois Rabelais, French author (Gargantua/Pantagruel), dies at 49 in the year 1553.
Jul 06 Edward VI Tudor, King of England (1547-53), dies at 15 in the year 1553.
Jul 09 On this day in history death of maurice, Elector of Saxony (b. 1521)
Jul 11 Mauritius, duke/monarch of Saksen (1547-53), dies of injuries at 32 in the year 1553.
Aug 08 On this day in history death of girolamo Fracastoro, Italian physician (b. 1478)
Aug 17 In the year 1553 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 in the year 1553.
Oct 07 On this day in history death of cristóbal de Morales, Spanish composer (bc. 1500)
Oct 16 On this day in history lucas Cranach Sr, German painter, dies at 81
Oct 19 In the year 1553 bonifazio Veronese/Veneziano, [de' Pitati], Italian painter, dies
Oct 27 Michael Servetus, Spanish physician, burns at stake for heresy died in the year 1553.
Oct 30 On this day in history death of jacob Sturm von Sturmeck, German statesman and reformer (b. 1489)
Dec 14 On this day in history death of hanibal Lucić, Croatian writer (b. 1485)