Famous Deaths In 1572

Feb 23 Pierre Certon, French composer died in the year 1572.

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

Mar 02 Mem de Sá, Portuguese Governor-General of Brazil died on this day in history.

Mar 27 On this day in history 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 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 Jeanne d'Albret, queen of Navarra, dies at 44 in the year 1572.

Jun 24 In the year 1572 death of adrianus van Gouda, lay brother, hanged

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

Aug 05 Isaac Luria, Palestinian-born Kabbalist (b. 1534) died on this day in history.

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 in the year 1572.

Aug 24 Gaspard de Châtillon, Count the Coligny, French gen/admiral, beheaded died on this day in history.

Aug 26 In the year 1572 death of petrus Ramus, French philosopher (b. 1515)

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

Sep 05 In the year 1572 pieter Tichelmann, Flemish Franciscan, dies at about 71

Sep 30 In the year 1572 francisco Borgia, theologist/saint, dies at 61

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

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 on this day in history.

Dec 10 On this day in history 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 In the year 1572 birth of hans Christoph Haiden, composer

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

Jun 24 Jan Campanus, composer was born in the year 1572.

Sep 15 In the year 1572 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 on this day in history.