Famous Deaths Happened In 1580

Jan 18 Antonio scandello: Italian composer (passion of john),  

Jan 31 Hendrik: Portuguese cardinal/epilepticus/regent (1578-80),  

Feb 02 Bessho nagaharu: Japanese retainer (b. 1558)  

Feb 15 Cunerus petri: Dutch theologist/bishop of leeuwarden,  

Mar 03 Jacob hillebrand: Dutch mayor of groningen,  

Apr 01 Alonso mudarra: Spanish composer  

May 27 Jonker barthold entens van mentheda until middelstum:  

Jun 10 Luis vaz de camoes: Portugal's national poet (os lusiados),  

Jun 15 Nicolaas van nieuwland: Corrupt 1st bishop of haarlem,  

Jun 18 Juliana van stolberg: Engraver of nassau,  

Jul 25 Baltazar alvarez: Spanish jesuit/writer,  

Aug 01 Albrecht giese: German politician and diplomat (b. 1524)  

Aug 19 Andrea palladio: Architect/writer (il redentore, venice),  

Aug 20 Jeronymo osorio: Portuguese historian (b. 1506)  

Aug 25 Frederick schenk van toutenburg: Last archbishop of utrecht,  

Aug 30 Emanuel philibert: Duke of savoy/governor of netherlands,  

Oct 27 John bonga: Beggar,  

Nov 03 Jeronimo zurita y castro: Spanish historian (b. 1512)  

Nov 09 Gaspar schetz: South neth, minster of chief treasurer,  

Nov 21 Willem van hoorn: Baron of heze, governor of brussels, executed  

Nov 30 Richard farrant: English composer  

Dec 01 Edmund campion: English jesuit, hanged at 42  

Jan 06 John smith of jamestown: (baptised) john smith of jamestown (d. 1631)  

Jan 12 Jean baptiste van helmont: Belgian chemist, (found boiling pt temp)  

Jan 12 Lord alexander ruthven: Scottish nobleman  

Apr 18 Thomas middleton: English playwright (game of chess)  

Jun 06 Godefroy wendelin: Flemish astronomer  

Jun 09 Daniel heinsius: Flemish scholar  

Jul 06 Johann stobaeus: Composer  

Aug 24 John taylor: English poet