Famous Deaths Happened In 1557

Jan 01 Jacques Cartier, French explorer (Canada), dies at 65 in the year 1557.  

Jan 02 Pontormo, Italian painter (b. 1494) died on this day in history.  

Jan 08 Albert the Warlike, Prince of Bayreuth (b. 1522) died on this day in history.  

Apr 09 Michael Agricola, Finnish theologist/church reformer/bishop, dies in the year 1557.  

Apr 21 On this day in history death of petrus Apianus, German mathematician (b. 1495)  

Jun 11 King John III of Portugal (b. 1502) died on this day in history.  

Jun 15 Sebastiaan Van Noyen, military master builder, dies on this day in history.  

Jul 16 Anne of Cleeves, queen of England/4th wife of Henry VIII, dies at 41 on this day in history.  

Aug 01 Olaus Magnus, Swedish writer (b. 1490) died in the year 1557.  

Sep 01 Jacques Cartier, French explorer, dies (birth date unknown) on this day in history.  

Sep 13 John Cheke, English classical scholar and statesman (b. 1514) died on this day in history.  

Sep 27 Emperor Go-Nara of Japan (b. 1497) died on this day in history.  

Oct 05 On this day in history il Bacchiacca, [Franceso Ubertini], Italian painter, dies at 63  

Nov 19 On this day in history death of bona Sforza, Queen of Sigismund I of Poland (b. 1494)  

Dec 13 In the year 1557 niccolo Tartaglia, Italian mathematician, dies  

Jan 01 In the year 1557 birth of istván Bocskay, Prince of Transylvania (d. 1606)  

Feb 11 John Wtenbogaert, remonstrants theologist was born on this day in history.  

Feb 15 On this day in history birth of alfonso Fontanelli, composer  

Feb 24 Matthias, Vienna, Holy Roman emperor (1612-19) was born on this day in history.  

May 05 In the year 1557 birth of emmanuel-Philibert van Lalaing, baron of Montigny/marquis of Renty  

May 31 On this day in history birth of theodorus I (Fedor Ivanovitsj), czar of Russia (1584-98)  

May 31 On this day in history birth of feodor I of Russia (d. 1598)  

Aug 16 In the year 1557 birth of agostino Carracci, Italian artist (d. 1602)