Famous Deaths Happened In 1557

Jan 01 Jacques Cartier, French explorer (Canada), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Jan 02 On this day in history death of pontormo, Italian painter (b. 1494)  

Jan 08 Albert the Warlike, Prince of Bayreuth (b. 1522) died in the year 1557.  

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 On this day in history sebastiaan Van Noyen, military master builder, dies  

Jul 16 Anne of Cleeves, queen of England/4th wife of Henry VIII, dies at 41 in the year 1557.  

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 in the year 1557.  

Oct 05 Il Bacchiacca, [Franceso Ubertini], Italian painter, dies at 63 in the year 1557.  

Nov 19 Bona Sforza, Queen of Sigismund I of Poland (b. 1494) died in the year 1557.  

Dec 13 Niccolo Tartaglia, Italian mathematician, dies in the year 1557.  

Jan 01 István Bocskay, Prince of Transylvania (d. 1606) was born in the year 1557.  

Feb 11 In the year 1557 birth of john Wtenbogaert, remonstrants theologist  

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

Feb 24 In the year 1557 birth of matthias, Vienna, Holy Roman emperor (1612-19)  

May 05 On this day in history birth of emmanuel-Philibert van Lalaing, baron of Montigny/marquis of Renty  

May 31 Theodorus I (Fedor Ivanovitsj), czar of Russia (1584-98) was born in the year 1557.  

May 31 Feodor I of Russia (d. 1598) was born on this day in history.  

Aug 16 On this day in history birth of agostino Carracci, Italian artist (d. 1602)