Famous Deaths Happened In 1572

Feb 23 Pierre Certon, French composer died on this day in history.  

Feb 28 In the year 1572 death of aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (b. 1505)  

Mar 02 In the year 1572 death of mem de Sá, Portuguese Governor-General of Brazil  

Mar 27 Girolamo Maggi, Italian Renaissance man (b. abt. 1523) died on this day in history.  

May 01 Pius V, [Antonio Ghislieri], great-inquisiteur/Pope (1566-72), dies in the year 1572.  

Jun 02 Thomas Howard 4th duke of Norfolk, English Earl, executed at 36 died on this day in history.  

Jun 07 In the year 1572 august I [Sigismund II August], king of Poland (1548-72), dies at 42  

Jun 09 In the year 1572 jeanne d'Albret, queen of Navarra, dies at 44  

Jun 24 Adrianus van Gouda, lay brother, hanged died on this day in history.  

Jul 07 Sigismund II August, last Jagellonen king of Poland, dies at 51 in the year 1572.  

Aug 05 Isaac Luria, Palestinian-born Kabbalist (b. 1534) died in the year 1572.  

Aug 20 On this day in history death of miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish conquistador (b. 1502)  

Aug 22 Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland (b. 1528) died in the year 1572.  

Aug 24 On this day in history death of gaspard de Châtillon, Count the Coligny, French gen/admiral, beheaded  

Aug 26 On this day in history death of petrus Ramus, French philosopher (b. 1515)  

Aug 27 Claude Goudimel, French composer died on this day in history.  

Sep 05 On this day in history pieter Tichelmann, Flemish Franciscan, dies at about 71  

Sep 30 In the year 1572 francisco Borgia, theologist/saint, dies at 61  

Oct 24 In the year 1572 death of edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, English politician (bc. 1508)  

Nov 23 On this day in history death of agnolo di Cosimo, Italian artist and poet (b. 1503)  

Nov 24 John Knox, Scottish preacher, dies at about 67 in the year 1572.  

Dec 10 Cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72 died in the year 1572.  

Dec 30 On this day in history galeazzo Alessi, Italian architect (Palazza Marino, Milan), dies at 60  

Feb 14 Hans Christoph Haiden, composer was born on this day in history.  

Apr 04 William Strachey, English writer (d. 1621) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 14 Adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician (d. 1632) was born on this day in history.  

Jun 11 On this day in history birth of ben Jonson, England, playwright/poet (Volpone, Alchemist)  

Jun 24 Jan Campanus, composer was born in the year 1572.  

Sep 15 Erasmus Widmann, composer was born on this day in history.  

Nov 08 Johan Sigismund, elector of Brandenburg/duke of Prussia was born in the year 1572.  

Nov 13 In the year 1572 birth of cyril Lucaris, Greek theologian (d. 1638)