Famous Deaths Happened In 1572

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

Feb 28 Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (b. 1505) died on this day in history.  

Mar 02 Mem de Sá, Portuguese Governor-General of Brazil died on this day in history.  

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

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

Jun 02 On this day in history death of thomas Howard 4th duke of Norfolk, English Earl, executed at 36  

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

Jun 09 Jeanne d'Albret, queen of Navarra, dies at 44 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 07 On this day in history sigismund II August, last Jagellonen king of Poland, dies at 51  

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

Aug 20 Miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish conquistador (b. 1502) died in the year 1572.  

Aug 22 On this day in history death of thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland (b. 1528)  

Aug 24 In the year 1572 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 in the year 1572.  

Sep 05 In the year 1572 pieter Tichelmann, Flemish Franciscan, dies at about 71  

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

Oct 24 Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, English politician (bc. 1508) died on this day in history.  

Nov 23 Agnolo di Cosimo, Italian artist and poet (b. 1503) died on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1572 galeazzo Alessi, Italian architect (Palazza Marino, Milan), dies at 60  

Feb 14 In the year 1572 birth of hans Christoph Haiden, composer  

Apr 04 On this day in history birth of william Strachey, English writer (d. 1621)  

Apr 14 On this day in history birth of adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician (d. 1632)  

Jun 11 Ben Jonson, England, playwright/poet (Volpone, Alchemist) was born on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history birth of johan Sigismund, elector of Brandenburg/duke of Prussia  

Nov 13 Cyril Lucaris, Greek theologian (d. 1638) was born in the year 1572.