Famous Deaths Happened 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 In the year 1557 death of albert the Warlike, Prince of Bayreuth (b. 1522)  

Apr 09 On this day in history michael Agricola, Finnish theologist/church reformer/bishop, dies  

Apr 21 Petrus Apianus, German mathematician (b. 1495) died on this day in history.  

Jun 11 On this day in history death of king John III of Portugal (b. 1502)  

Jun 15 In the year 1557 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 on this day in history.  

Sep 01 In the year 1557 jacques Cartier, French explorer, dies (birth date unknown)  

Sep 13 John Cheke, English classical scholar and statesman (b. 1514) died in the year 1557.  

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 on this day in history.  

Dec 13 On this day in history niccolo Tartaglia, Italian mathematician, dies  

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

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

May 31 Feodor I of Russia (d. 1598) was born in the year 1557.  

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