Famous Deaths Happened In 1572

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

Feb 28 Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (b. 1505) died on this day in history.  

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 Pius V, [Antonio Ghislieri], great-inquisiteur/Pope (1566-72), dies on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history jeanne d'Albret, queen of Navarra, dies at 44  

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

Jul 07 On this day in history sigismund II August, last Jagellonen king of Poland, dies at 51  

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

Aug 20 In the year 1572 death of miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish conquistador (b. 1502)  

Aug 22 Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland (b. 1528) died on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

Nov 23 In the year 1572 death of agnolo di Cosimo, Italian artist and poet (b. 1503)  

Nov 24 On this day in history john Knox, Scottish preacher, dies at about 67  

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 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 on this day in history.  

Apr 14 Adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician (d. 1632) was born in the year 1572.  

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