Famous Deaths In 1572

Feb 23 On this day in history death of pierre Certon, French composer  

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

Mar 02 On this day in history death of mem de Sá, Portuguese Governor-General of Brazil  

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 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 in the year 1572.  

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 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 on this day in history.  

Aug 24 Gaspard de Châtillon, Count the Coligny, French gen/admiral, beheaded died in the year 1572.  

Aug 26 Petrus Ramus, French philosopher (b. 1515) died on this day in history.  

Aug 27 On this day in history death of claude Goudimel, French composer  

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 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 In the year 1572 death of cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72  

Dec 30 Galeazzo Alessi, Italian architect (Palazza Marino, Milan), dies at 60 in the year 1572.  

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

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

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