Famous Deaths Happened In 1578

Feb 05 Giovanni B Moroni, Italian portrait painter, dies on this day in history.  

Mar 07 Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox (b. 1515) died in the year 1578.  

Mar 29 Arthur Champernowne, English admiral (b. 1524) died on this day in history.  

Mar 31 Juan de Escobedo, sec of Spanish land guardian Don Juan, murdered died in the year 1578.  

Apr 14 In the year 1578 death of james Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, consort of Mary I of Scotland  

Apr 19 Uesugi Kenshin, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1530) died on this day in history.  

Jul 04 Charles de Berlaymont, baron of Hierges, gov/viceroy of Names, dies in the year 1578.  

Aug 04 2 Moroccan royalist, dies in battle in the year 1578.  

Aug 11 In the year 1578 pedro Nunes, [Nonius], Port mathematician/astronomer (nonius), dies  

Oct 01 Don Juan d'Austria, Spanish land guardian of Netherlands, dies at 31 on this day in history.  

Nov 08 On this day in history johann Walter, composer, dies at 51  

Jan 28 On this day in history birth of cornelis Haga, Dutch lawyer/ambassador to Constantinople (1611-39)  

Feb 09 On this day in history birth of giambattista Andreini, Italian playwright/actor (L'adamo)  

Mar 02 George Sandys, English colonist and poet (d. 1644) was born in the year 1578.  

Mar 17 Francesco Albana, Ital painter (Mary's Ascension) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 18 Adam Elsheimer, German painter/cartoonist/etcher, baptized was born in the year 1578.  

Apr 01 William Harvey, England, physician (discovered blood circulation) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 14 Philip III, King of Spain & Portugal (1598-1621) was born in the year 1578.  

May 16 In the year 1578 birth of everard Digby, English conspirator (d. 1606)