Famous Deaths Happened In 1578

Feb 05 Giovanni b moroni: Italian portrait painter,  

Mar 07 Margaret douglas: Countess of lennox (b. 1515)  

Mar 29 Arthur champernowne: English admiral (b. 1524)  

Mar 31 Juan de escobedo: Sec of spanish land guardian don juan, murdered  

Apr 14 James hepburn: 4th earl of bothwell, consort of mary i of scotland  

Apr 19 Uesugi kenshin: Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1530)  

Jul 04 Charles de berlaymont: Baron of hierges, gov/viceroy of names,  

Aug 04 2 moroccan royalist:  

Aug 11 Pedro nunes: [nonius], port mathematician/astronomer (nonius),  

Oct 01 Don juan d'austria: Spanish land guardian of netherlands,  

Nov 08 Johann walter: Composer,  

Jan 28 Cornelis haga: Dutch lawyer/ambassador to constantinople (1611-39)  

Feb 09 Giambattista andreini: Italian playwright/actor (l'adamo)  

Mar 02 George sandys: English colonist and poet  

Mar 17 Francesco albana: Ital painter (mary's ascension)  

Mar 18 Adam elsheimer: German painter/cartoonist/etcher, baptized  

Apr 01 William harvey: England, physician (discovered blood circulation)  

Apr 14 Philip iii: King of spain & portugal (1598-1621)  

May 16 Everard digby: English conspirator