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 in the year 1557.  

Jan 08 On this day in history death of albert the Warlike, Prince of Bayreuth (b. 1522)  

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 In the year 1557 death of king John III of Portugal (b. 1502)  

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

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

Aug 01 On this day in history death of olaus Magnus, Swedish writer (b. 1490)  

Sep 01 On this day in history jacques Cartier, French explorer, dies (birth date unknown)  

Sep 13 In the year 1557 death of john Cheke, English classical scholar and statesman (b. 1514)  

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

Oct 05 Il Bacchiacca, [Franceso Ubertini], Italian painter, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Nov 19 Bona Sforza, Queen of Sigismund I of Poland (b. 1494) died on this day in history.  

Dec 13 Niccolo Tartaglia, Italian mathematician, dies on this day in history.  

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

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

Feb 15 Alfonso Fontanelli, composer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 24 Matthias, Vienna, Holy Roman emperor (1612-19) was born in the year 1557.  

May 05 In the year 1557 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 Agostino Carracci, Italian artist (d. 1602) was born in the year 1557.