Famous Deaths In 1557

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

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 In the year 1557 michael Agricola, Finnish theologist/church reformer/bishop, dies

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 in the year 1557.

Jun 15 Sebastiaan Van Noyen, military master builder, dies in the year 1557.

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 On this day in history jacques Cartier, French explorer, dies (birth date unknown)

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

Sep 27 In the year 1557 death of emperor Go-Nara of Japan (b. 1497)

Oct 05 In the year 1557 il Bacchiacca, [Franceso Ubertini], Italian painter, dies at 63

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

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

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

Feb 11 On this day in history birth of john Wtenbogaert, remonstrants theologist

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

Feb 24 On this day in history birth of matthias, Vienna, Holy Roman emperor (1612-19)

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

May 31 In the year 1557 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)