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

Jun 09 Jeanne d'Albret, queen of Navarra, dies at 44 in the year 1572.

Jun 24 Adrianus van Gouda, lay brother, hanged died in the year 1572.

Jul 07 Sigismund II August, last Jagellonen king of Poland, dies at 51 on this day in history.

Aug 05 In the year 1572 death of isaac Luria, Palestinian-born Kabbalist (b. 1534)

Aug 20 Miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish conquistador (b. 1502) died on this day in history.

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

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 in the year 1572.

Aug 27 Claude Goudimel, French composer died on this day in history.

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 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 John Knox, Scottish preacher, dies at about 67 in the year 1572.

Dec 10 On this day in history death of cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72

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 On this day in history 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 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 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.