Famous Deaths Happened In 1556

Mar 19 Lieven van der maude: [ammonius], south netherlands poet,  

Mar 21 Thomas cranmer: Archbishop of canterbury, burned at stake at 66  

Apr 18 Luigi alamanni: Italian poet (flora, antigone),  

May 28 Saitō dōsan: Japanese daimyo (b. 1494?)  

Jun 10 Martin agricola [m sore]: German composer/cantor,  

Jul 31 Ignatius loyola: Spanish founder (jesuit),  

Aug 25 David jorisz: Flemish glass blower/sect leader,  

Oct 31 John sleidanus: German humanist/historian (commentary),  

Nov 10 Richard chancellor: English explorer,  

Nov 14 Giovanni della casa: Italian poet (b. 1504)  

Dec 23 Nicholas udall: English playwright (b. 1504)  

Jan 08 Uesugi kagekatsu: Japanese samurai and warlord  

Jan 27 Abbas i: "the great," shah of persia (1587-1629)  

Feb 07 Maria van nassau: Dutch countess of buren  

Feb 21 Sethus calvisius: Composer  

Mar 07 Guillaume du vair: French writer  

Mar 18 Francois-hercule de valois: French duke of anjou/brabant  

Aug 10 Philipp nicolai: Germany, theologist/poet/composer  

Nov 15 Jacques-davy duperron: French cardinal