Famous Deaths Happened 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 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 on this day in history.  

May 01 In the year 1572 pius V, [Antonio Ghislieri], great-inquisiteur/Pope (1566-72), dies  

Jun 02 Thomas Howard 4th duke of Norfolk, English Earl, executed at 36 died in the year 1572.  

Jun 07 On this day in history august I [Sigismund II August], king of Poland (1548-72), dies at 42  

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

Jun 24 On this day in history death of adrianus van Gouda, lay brother, hanged  

Jul 07 Sigismund II August, last Jagellonen king of Poland, dies at 51 in the year 1572.  

Aug 05 Isaac Luria, Palestinian-born Kabbalist (b. 1534) died in the year 1572.  

Aug 20 Miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish conquistador (b. 1502) died in the year 1572.  

Aug 22 On this day in history death of thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland (b. 1528)  

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

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

Dec 10 In the year 1572 death of cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72  

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

Feb 14 On this day in history birth of hans Christoph Haiden, composer  

Apr 04 William Strachey, English writer (d. 1621) was born in the year 1572.  

Apr 14 In the year 1572 birth of adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician (d. 1632)  

Jun 11 On this day in history 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.