Famous Deaths In 1578

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

Mar 07 In the year 1578 death of margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox (b. 1515)  

Mar 29 In the year 1578 death of arthur Champernowne, English admiral (b. 1524)  

Mar 31 In the year 1578 death of juan de Escobedo, sec of Spanish land guardian Don Juan, murdered  

Apr 14 On this day in history death of james Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, consort of Mary I of Scotland  

Apr 19 In the year 1578 death of uesugi Kenshin, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1530)  

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 Pedro Nunes, [Nonius], Port mathematician/astronomer (nonius), dies in the year 1578.  

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

Nov 08 In the year 1578 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 Giambattista Andreini, Italian playwright/actor (L'adamo) was born in the year 1578.  

Mar 02 On this day in history birth of george Sandys, English colonist and poet (d. 1644)  

Mar 17 In the year 1578 birth of francesco Albana, Ital painter (Mary's Ascension)  

Mar 18 In the year 1578 birth of adam Elsheimer, German painter/cartoonist/etcher, baptized  

Apr 01 William Harvey, England, physician (discovered blood circulation) was born in the year 1578.  

Apr 14 On this day in history birth of philip III, King of Spain & Portugal (1598-1621)  

May 16 Everard Digby, English conspirator (d. 1606) was born in the year 1578.