Famous Deaths In 1572

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

Feb 28 On this day in history 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 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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Aug 22 In the year 1572 death of thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland (b. 1528)  

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

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

Apr 04 In the year 1572 birth of william Strachey, English writer (d. 1621)  

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 On this day in history birth of erasmus Widmann, composer  

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

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