Famous Deaths In 1555

Feb 09 In the year 1555 death of john Hooper, deprived Bishop of Gloucester, burnt for heresy  

Mar 23 Julius III, [Giovanni M del Monte], Pope (1550-55), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Mar 27 In the year 1555 death of william Hunter, Protestant martyr  

Apr 12 Johanna de Wanzinnige, Queen of Castilie (1504-20), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

May 01 Marcellus II, [Marcello Cervini], Italian Pope (1555), dies at 53 on this day in history.  

May 25 On this day in history gemma Frisius, Frisian geographer/astronomer, dies at 46  

Jun 07 On this day in history maarten van Rossum, Dutch army leader, dies at about 76  

Jun 23 Pedro Mascarenhas, Portuguese explorer (b. 1470) died on this day in history.  

Aug 08 On this day in history death of oronce Finé, French mathematician (b. 1494)  

Sep 08 Thomas Villanova, Spanish saint/archbishop of Valencia, dies on this day in history.  

Oct 07 Louis of Praet, Habsburg diplomat (b. 1488) died on this day in history.  

Oct 09 On this day in history death of justus Jonas, German Protestant reformer (b. 1493)  

Oct 16 In the year 1555 death of hugh Latimer, royal chaplain of Anna Boley, burned at stake at 80  

Nov 12 Stephen Gardiner, English bishop of Winchester, dies at about 65 on this day in history.  

Nov 21 Georg Agricola, [Bauer], German mineralogist (zinc), dies at 61 in the year 1555.  

Nov 24 French Vervoort, Flemish mystic (Bruylocht Cleedt), dies at about 65 in the year 1555.  

Mar 02 On this day in history birth of ludovico Spontoni, composer  

Apr 21 Ludovico Carracci, Italian painter (d. 1619) was born in the year 1555.  

Aug 01 Edward Kelley, English spirit medium (d. 1597) was born on this day in history.  

Sep 23 In the year 1555 birth of louise de Coligny, French 4th wife of Willem of Orange  

Dec 04 In the year 1555 birth of heinrich Meibom, German historian and poet (d. 1625)  

Dec 27 On this day in history birth of johann Arndt, German Lutherian theologist