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

Mar 27 Girolamo Maggi, Italian Renaissance man (b. abt. 1523) died in the year 1572.

May 01 Pius V, [Antonio Ghislieri], great-inquisiteur/Pope (1566-72), dies on this day in history.

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 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 In the year 1572 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 on this day in history.

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

Aug 27 Claude Goudimel, French composer died in the year 1572.

Sep 05 Pieter Tichelmann, Flemish Franciscan, dies at about 71 on this day in history.

Sep 30 In the year 1572 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 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 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 On this day in history birth of william Strachey, English writer (d. 1621)

Apr 14 On this day in history birth of adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician (d. 1632)

Jun 11 Ben Jonson, England, playwright/poet (Volpone, Alchemist) was born in the year 1572.

Jun 24 In the year 1572 birth of jan Campanus, composer

Sep 15 In the year 1572 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.