Famous Deaths In 1572

Feb 23 Pierre Certon, French composer died on this day in history.

Feb 28 On this day in history death of aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (b. 1505)

Mar 02 In the year 1572 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 In the year 1572 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 in the year 1572.

Jun 09 In the year 1572 jeanne d'Albret, queen of Navarra, dies at 44

Jun 24 On this day in history 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 On this day in history death of isaac Luria, Palestinian-born Kabbalist (b. 1534)

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 in the year 1572.

Aug 24 On this day in history death of gaspard de Châtillon, Count the Coligny, French gen/admiral, beheaded

Aug 26 Petrus Ramus, French philosopher (b. 1515) died in the year 1572.

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

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

Sep 30 Francisco Borgia, theologist/saint, dies at 61 on this day in history.

Oct 24 In the year 1572 death of edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, English politician (bc. 1508)

Nov 23 Agnolo di Cosimo, Italian artist and poet (b. 1503) died in the year 1572.

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 On this day in history galeazzo Alessi, Italian architect (Palazza Marino, Milan), dies at 60

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

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

Nov 08 On this day in history birth of johan Sigismund, elector of Brandenburg/duke of Prussia

Nov 13 In the year 1572 birth of cyril Lucaris, Greek theologian (d. 1638)