Famous Deaths In 1540

Jan 27 In the year 1540 angela Merici, Italian monk/monastery, dies  

Feb 02 George Schenck van Toutenburg, gov/viceroy of Frisia/Groningen died on this day in history.  

Mar 30 On this day in history death of matthäus Lang von Wellenburg, German statesman and Archbishop of Salzburg (b. 1469)  

May 06 In the year 1540 jean Luis Vives, Spanish theory/humanist/reformer, dies at 48  

May 22 On this day in history francesco Guicciardini, Italian historian/pres of Romagna, dies at 57  

Jul 11 On this day in history jan Szapolyai, anti-king of Hungarian, dies  

Jul 21 On this day in history john I Zapolyai, prince of Transsylvania/king of Hungary, dies  

Jul 28 In the year 1540 death of thomas Cromwell, King Henry VIII's chief minister, executed  

Jul 30 In the year 1540 death of robert Barnes, English churchman (martyred) (b. 1495)  

Aug 23 In the year 1540 death of guillaume Budé, French scholar  

Aug 24 On this day in history death of girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, Italian painter (b. 1503)  

Sep 02 Lebna Dengel, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1501) died in the year 1540.  

Oct 04 Helius Eobanus Hessus, German humanist/poet (Silvae), dies in the year 1540.  

Jan 25 On this day in history birth of edmund Campion, London, saint/Jesuit martyr (Decem Rationes)  

Jan 28 On this day in history birth of ludolph van Ceulen, German mathematician (d. 1610)  

Jun 03 Charles I of Austria (d. 1590) was born in the year 1540.  

Jun 11 On this day in history birth of barnabe Googe, English poet (d. 1594)  

Jun 23 On this day in history birth of johann Baptista Serranus, composer  

Jul 11 In the year 1540 birth of adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich/Juliana of Stolberg  

Aug 05 Joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating was born on this day in history.  

Aug 26 King Magnus of Livonia (d. 1583) was born on this day in history.