Famous Deaths Happened In 1555

Feb 09 In the year 1555 death of john Hooper, deprived Bishop of Gloucester, burnt for heresy  

Mar 23 Julius III, [Giovanni M del Monte], Pope (1550-55), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Mar 27 In the year 1555 death of william Hunter, Protestant martyr  

Apr 12 On this day in history johanna de Wanzinnige, Queen of Castilie (1504-20), dies at 75  

May 01 On this day in history marcellus II, [Marcello Cervini], Italian Pope (1555), dies at 53  

May 25 Gemma Frisius, Frisian geographer/astronomer, dies at 46 on this day in history.  

Jun 07 On this day in history maarten van Rossum, Dutch army leader, dies at about 76  

Jun 23 Pedro Mascarenhas, Portuguese explorer (b. 1470) died on this day in history.  

Aug 08 On this day in history death of oronce Finé, French mathematician (b. 1494)  

Sep 08 In the year 1555 thomas Villanova, Spanish saint/archbishop of Valencia, dies  

Oct 07 Louis of Praet, Habsburg diplomat (b. 1488) died on this day in history.  

Oct 09 In the year 1555 death of justus Jonas, German Protestant reformer (b. 1493)  

Oct 16 In the year 1555 death of hugh Latimer, royal chaplain of Anna Boley, burned at stake at 80  

Nov 12 In the year 1555 stephen Gardiner, English bishop of Winchester, dies at about 65  

Nov 21 On this day in history georg Agricola, [Bauer], German mineralogist (zinc), dies at 61  

Nov 24 In the year 1555 french Vervoort, Flemish mystic (Bruylocht Cleedt), dies at about 65  

Mar 02 Ludovico Spontoni, composer was born in the year 1555.  

Apr 21 Ludovico Carracci, Italian painter (d. 1619) was born in the year 1555.  

Aug 01 In the year 1555 birth of edward Kelley, English spirit medium (d. 1597)  

Sep 23 Louise de Coligny, French 4th wife of Willem of Orange was born in the year 1555.  

Dec 04 Heinrich Meibom, German historian and poet (d. 1625) was born in the year 1555.  

Dec 27 In the year 1555 birth of johann Arndt, German Lutherian theologist