Famous Deaths Happened In 1556

Mar 19 Lieven van der Maude, [Ammonius], South Netherlands poet, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Mar 21 In the year 1556 death of thomas Cranmer, archbishop of Canterbury, burned at stake at 66  

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 in the year 1556.  

Jun 10 Martin Agricola [M Sore], German composer/cantor, dies in the year 1556.  

Jul 31 In the year 1556 ignatius Loyola, Spanish founder (Jesuit), dies at about 65  

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

Oct 31 John Sleidanus, German humanist/historian (Commentary), dies at 50 in the year 1556.  

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

Nov 14 Giovanni della Casa, Italian poet (b. 1504) died on this day in history.  

Dec 23 Nicholas Udall, English playwright (b. 1504) died on this day in history.  

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

Jan 27 Abbas I, "the Great," shah of Persia (1587-1629) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 07 Maria van Nassau, Dutch countess of Buren was born on this day in history.  

Feb 21 Sethus Calvisius, composer was born in the year 1556.  

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

Mar 18 In the year 1556 birth of francois-Hercule de Valois, French duke of Anjou/Brabant  

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

Nov 15 In the year 1556 birth of jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (d. 1618)