Famous Deaths Happened In 1555

Feb 09 On this day in history 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 in the year 1555.  

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

Apr 12 In the year 1555 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 On this day in history gemma Frisius, Frisian geographer/astronomer, dies at 46  

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

Jun 23 On this day in history death of pedro Mascarenhas, Portuguese explorer (b. 1470)  

Aug 08 Oronce Finé, French mathematician (b. 1494) died in the year 1555.  

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

Oct 07 Louis of Praet, Habsburg diplomat (b. 1488) died in the year 1555.  

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

Oct 16 On this day in history death of hugh Latimer, royal chaplain of Anna Boley, burned at stake at 80  

Nov 12 On this day in history stephen Gardiner, English bishop of Winchester, dies at about 65  

Nov 21 Georg Agricola, [Bauer], German mineralogist (zinc), dies at 61 on this day in history.  

Nov 24 On this day in history french Vervoort, Flemish mystic (Bruylocht Cleedt), dies at about 65  

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

Apr 21 On this day in history birth of ludovico Carracci, Italian painter (d. 1619)  

Aug 01 Edward Kelley, English spirit medium (d. 1597) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 23 In the year 1555 birth of louise de Coligny, French 4th wife of Willem of Orange  

Dec 04 Heinrich Meibom, German historian and poet (d. 1625) was born on this day in history.  

Dec 27 On this day in history birth of johann Arndt, German Lutherian theologist