Famous Deaths Happened In 1572

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

Feb 28 On this day in history 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 August I [Sigismund II August], king of Poland (1548-72), dies at 42 on this day in history.  

Jun 09 In the year 1572 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 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 In the year 1572 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 on this day in history.  

Oct 24 Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, English politician (bc. 1508) died in the year 1572.  

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

Nov 24 In the year 1572 john Knox, Scottish preacher, dies at about 67  

Dec 10 Cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72 died on this day in history.  

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

Feb 14 Hans Christoph Haiden, composer was born in the year 1572.  

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

Apr 14 Adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician (d. 1632) was born in the year 1572.  

Jun 11 In the year 1572 birth of ben Jonson, England, playwright/poet (Volpone, Alchemist)  

Jun 24 Jan Campanus, composer was born on this day in history.  

Sep 15 On this day in history birth of erasmus Widmann, composer  

Nov 08 In the year 1572 birth of johan Sigismund, elector of Brandenburg/duke of Prussia  

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