Famous Deaths Happened In 1580

Jan 18 In the year 1580 antonio Scandello, Italian composer (Passion of John), dies at 63  

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 Jacob Hillebrand, Dutch mayor of Groningen, dies on this day in history.  

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

May 27 Jonker Barthold Entens van Mentheda until Middelstum, dies in the year 1580.  

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

Jun 15 Nicolaas van Nieuwland, corrupt 1st bishop of Haarlem, dies at 70 in the year 1580.  

Jun 18 On this day in history juliana van Stolberg, Engraver of Nassau, dies  

Jul 25 In the year 1580 baltazar Alvarez, Spanish jesuit/writer, dies at 47  

Aug 01 Albrecht Giese, German politician and diplomat (b. 1524) died on this day in history.  

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

Aug 20 Jeronymo Osorio, Portuguese historian (b. 1506) died on this day in history.  

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

Aug 30 On this day in history emanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy/governor of Netherlands, dies  

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

Nov 03 On this day in history death of jeronimo Zurita y Castro, Spanish historian (b. 1512)  

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

Nov 21 On this day in history death of willem Van Hoorn, baron of Heze, governor of Brussels, executed  

Nov 30 In the year 1580 death of richard Farrant, English composer  

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

Jan 06 In the year 1580 birth of (baptised) John Smith of Jamestown (d. 1631)  

Jan 12 Jean Baptiste van Helmont, Belgian chemist, (found boiling pt temp) was born in the year 1580.  

Jan 12 Lord Alexander Ruthven, Scottish nobleman (d. 1600) was born in the year 1580.  

Apr 18 Thomas Middleton, English playwright (Game of Chess) was born on this day in history.  

Jun 06 Godefroy Wendelin, Flemish astronomer (d. 1667) was born on this day in history.  

Jun 09 Daniel Heinsius, Flemish scholar (d. 1655) was born in the year 1580.  

Jul 06 On this day in history birth of johann Stobaeus, composer  

Aug 24 John Taylor, English poet (d. 1654) was born in the year 1580.