Famous Deaths Happened In 1572

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

Feb 28 On this day in history 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 In the year 1572 death of girolamo Maggi, Italian Renaissance man (b. abt. 1523)  

May 01 On this day in history pius V, [Antonio Ghislieri], great-inquisiteur/Pope (1566-72), dies  

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

Jun 07 In the year 1572 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 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 on this day in history.  

Aug 22 On this day in history 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 In the year 1572 death of petrus Ramus, French philosopher (b. 1515)  

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

Sep 05 Pieter Tichelmann, Flemish Franciscan, dies at about 71 in the year 1572.  

Sep 30 On this day in history francisco Borgia, theologist/saint, dies at 61  

Oct 24 On this day in history death of edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, English politician (bc. 1508)  

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 William Strachey, English writer (d. 1621) was born in the year 1572.  

Apr 14 Adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician (d. 1632) was born on this day in history.  

Jun 11 On this day in history birth of ben Jonson, England, playwright/poet (Volpone, Alchemist)  

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 in the year 1572.  

Nov 13 Cyril Lucaris, Greek theologian (d. 1638) was born on this day in history.