Famous Deaths In 1571

Jan 03 Joachim II Hector, elector (Brandenburg), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Jan 09 Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon, French naval officer (b. 1510) died on this day in history.  

Feb 12 Nicholas Throckmorton, English diplomat and politician (b. 1515) died on this day in history.  

Feb 14 On this day in history benvenuto Cellini, Ital sculptor/writer (Perseus), dies at 70  

Apr 06 John Hamilton, Scottish prelate and politician died on this day in history.  

Jun 01 John Story, English Catholic died in the year 1571.  

Jun 07 On this day in history pier Francesco Corteccia, composer, dies at 68  

Jul 15 Shimazu Takahisa, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1514) died on this day in history.  

Jul 17 In the year 1571 death of georg Fabricius, German poet and historian (b. 1516)  

Sep 04 Earl of Lennox, regent of Scotland, murdered died in the year 1571.  

Sep 23 John Jewel, English bishop (b. 1522) died on this day in history.  

Oct 04 Claude Togniel d'Espence, French theologist (Sorbonne), dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Oct 07 Ali Pasha, Turkish fleet commander, dies in battle on this day in history.  

Nov 24 Jan Blahoslav, Czech bishop, dies at 48 on this day in history.  

Jan 09 Karel Bonaventura Buquoy, French soldier (d. 1621) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 21 In the year 1571 birth of john I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam)  

Jan 22 On this day in history birth of robert Bruce Cotton, English antiquary, politician  

Feb 15 Michael Praetorius, Kreuzberg Germany, composer (Syntagma music) was born in the year 1571.  

May 11 On this day in history birth of niwa Nagashige, Japanese warlord (d. 1637)  

Jul 16 In the year 1571 birth of theodoor Galle, Flemish engraver, baptized  

Aug 08 John Ward, composer was born on this day in history.  

Sep 28 On this day in history birth of michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, Italian artist (d. 1610)