Famous Deaths In 1572

Feb 23 In the year 1572 death of pierre Certon, French composer

Feb 28 Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (b. 1505) died in the year 1572.

Mar 02 Mem de Sá, Portuguese Governor-General of Brazil died in the year 1572.

Mar 27 Girolamo Maggi, Italian Renaissance man (b. abt. 1523) died in the year 1572.

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

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

Jun 07 August I [Sigismund II August], king of Poland (1548-72), dies at 42 on this day in history.

Jun 09 On this day in history jeanne d'Albret, queen of Navarra, dies at 44

Jun 24 Adrianus van Gouda, lay brother, hanged died in the year 1572.

Jul 07 Sigismund II August, last Jagellonen king of Poland, dies at 51 on this day in history.

Aug 05 In the year 1572 death of isaac Luria, Palestinian-born Kabbalist (b. 1534)

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 Petrus Ramus, French philosopher (b. 1515) died on this day in history.

Aug 27 In the year 1572 death of claude Goudimel, French composer

Sep 05 Pieter Tichelmann, Flemish Franciscan, dies at about 71 in the year 1572.

Sep 30 Francisco Borgia, theologist/saint, dies at 61 in the year 1572.

Oct 24 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.

Dec 10 On this day in history death of cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72

Dec 30 Galeazzo Alessi, Italian architect (Palazza Marino, Milan), dies at 60 on this day in history.

Feb 14 On this day in history birth of hans Christoph Haiden, composer

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 Ben Jonson, England, playwright/poet (Volpone, Alchemist) was born in the year 1572.

Jun 24 On this day in history birth of jan Campanus, composer

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)