Notable Deaths In 1563

Feb 01 Menas: Emperor of ethiopia (died of fever)  

Feb 02 Hans neusiedler: Hungarian/german luitist/author,  

Feb 24 Francois guise: French general/duke, assassinated at 44  

Mar 12 John bull: Composer of british natl anthem (god save the king),  

Mar 24 Hosokawa harumoto: Japanese military leader (b. 1514)  

Mar 28 Heinrich glarean: Swiss music theorist (b. 1488)  

Jun 06 Ikeda nagamasa: Japanese samurai commander (b. 1519)  

Jun 09 William paget: 1st baron paget, english statesman (b. 1506)  

Aug 11 Bartolomé de escobedo: Spanish composer (b. circa 1500)  

Aug 18 Étienne de la boétie: French judge and writer (b. 1530)  

Sep 17 Henry manners: 2nd earl of rutland, english soldier  

Dec 29 Sebastian castellio: French theologian (b. 1515)  

Jan 30 Franciscus gomarus: [francois gomaer], dutch theologist/opera singer  

Mar 05 John coke: English politician  

Jun 01 Robert cecil: Earl of salisbury, english prime minister (1598-1612)  

Sep 04 Wanli: Emperor of china  

Oct 13 Francesco caracciolo: Italian religious founder/saint (caracciolini)  

Oct 17 Jodocus hondius: Flemish mathematician/cartographer  

Nov 05 Anna van nassau: Daughter of prince willem i/anna of saksen  

Nov 19 Robert sidney: 1st earl of leicester, english statesman