Famous Deaths Happened In 1556

Mar 19 In the year 1556 lieven van der Maude, [Ammonius], South Netherlands poet, dies at 70  

Mar 21 Thomas Cranmer, archbishop of Canterbury, burned at stake at 66 died in the year 1556.  

Apr 18 Luigi Alamanni, Italian poet (Flora, Antigone), dies at 61 on this day in history.  

May 28 Saitō Dōsan, Japanese daimyo (b. 1494?) died on this day in history.  

Jun 10 On this day in history martin Agricola [M Sore], German composer/cantor, dies  

Jul 31 Ignatius Loyola, Spanish founder (Jesuit), dies at about 65 in the year 1556.  

Aug 25 David Jorisz, Flemish glass blower/sect leader, dies at about 54 on this day in history.  

Oct 31 In the year 1556 john Sleidanus, German humanist/historian (Commentary), dies at 50  

Nov 10 Richard Chancellor, English explorer, dies in shipwreck off Scotland on this day in history.  

Nov 14 In the year 1556 death of giovanni della Casa, Italian poet (b. 1504)  

Dec 23 In the year 1556 death of nicholas Udall, English playwright (b. 1504)  

Jan 08 Uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1623) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 27 On this day in history birth of abbas I, "the Great," shah of Persia (1587-1629)  

Feb 07 Maria van Nassau, Dutch countess of Buren was born in the year 1556.  

Feb 21 In the year 1556 birth of sethus Calvisius, composer  

Mar 07 In the year 1556 birth of guillaume du Vair, French writer (d. 1621)  

Mar 18 Francois-Hercule de Valois, French duke of Anjou/Brabant was born on this day in history.  

Aug 10 Philipp Nicolai, Germany, theologist/poet/composer was born on this day in history.  

Nov 15 On this day in history birth of jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (d. 1618)