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 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 Pius V, [Antonio Ghislieri], great-inquisiteur/Pope (1566-72), dies on this day in history.  

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

Jun 07 On this day in history 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 In the year 1572 death of adrianus van Gouda, lay brother, hanged  

Jul 07 In the year 1572 sigismund II August, last Jagellonen king of Poland, dies at 51  

Aug 05 On this day in history 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 Gaspard de Châtillon, Count the Coligny, French gen/admiral, beheaded died on this day in history.  

Aug 26 Petrus Ramus, French philosopher (b. 1515) died in the year 1572.  

Aug 27 Claude Goudimel, French composer died in the year 1572.  

Sep 05 Pieter Tichelmann, Flemish Franciscan, dies at about 71 on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1572 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 Cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72 died on this day in history.  

Dec 30 In the year 1572 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 in the year 1572.  

Apr 14 In the year 1572 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 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 on this day in history.  

Nov 13 On this day in history birth of cyril Lucaris, Greek theologian (d. 1638)