Famous Deaths Happened In 1580

Jan 18 Antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of John), dies at 63 in the year 1580.  

Jan 31 Hendrik, Portuguese cardinal/epilepticus/regent (1578-80), dies in the year 1580.  

Feb 02 In the year 1580 death of bessho Nagaharu, Japanese retainer (b. 1558)  

Feb 15 Cunerus Petri, Dutch theologist/bishop of Leeuwarden, dies in the year 1580.  

Mar 03 In the year 1580 jacob Hillebrand, Dutch mayor of Groningen, dies  

Apr 01 On this day in history death of alonso Mudarra, Spanish composer  

May 27 Jonker Barthold Entens van Mentheda until Middelstum, dies on this day in history.  

Jun 10 Luis Vaz de Camoes, Portugal's national poet (Os Lusiados), dies on this day in history.  

Jun 15 On this day in history nicolaas van Nieuwland, corrupt 1st bishop of Haarlem, dies at 70  

Jun 18 In the year 1580 juliana van Stolberg, Engraver of Nassau, dies  

Jul 25 Baltazar Alvarez, Spanish jesuit/writer, dies at 47 on this day in history.  

Aug 01 Albrecht Giese, German politician and diplomat (b. 1524) died in the year 1580.  

Aug 19 In the year 1580 andrea Palladio, architect/writer (Il Redentore, Venice), dies at 71  

Aug 20 On this day in history death of jeronymo Osorio, Portuguese historian (b. 1506)  

Aug 25 Frederick Schenk van Toutenburg, last archbishop of Utrecht, dies on this day in history.  

Aug 30 In the year 1580 emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherlands, dies  

Oct 27 On this day in history john Bonga, beggar, dies  

Nov 03 Jeronimo Zurita y Castro, Spanish historian (b. 1512) died in the year 1580.  

Nov 09 Gaspar Schetz, South Neth, minster of chief treasurer, dies at 67 in the year 1580.  

Nov 21 Willem Van Hoorn, baron of Heze, governor of Brussels, executed died in the year 1580.  

Nov 30 Richard Farrant, English composer died on this day in history.  

Dec 01 Edmund Campion, English jesuit, hanged at 42 died in the year 1580.  

Jan 06 On this day in history birth of (baptised) John Smith of Jamestown (d. 1631)  

Jan 12 Jean Baptiste van Helmont, Belgian chemist, (found boiling pt temp) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 12 On this day in history birth of lord Alexander Ruthven, Scottish nobleman (d. 1600)  

Apr 18 In the year 1580 birth of thomas Middleton, English playwright (Game of Chess)  

Jun 06 In the year 1580 birth of godefroy Wendelin, Flemish astronomer (d. 1667)  

Jun 09 In the year 1580 birth of daniel Heinsius, Flemish scholar (d. 1655)  

Jul 06 Johann Stobaeus, composer was born in the year 1580.  

Aug 24 In the year 1580 birth of john Taylor, English poet (d. 1654)