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 Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg, German statesman and Archbishop of Salzburg (b. 1469) died on this day in history.  

May 06 Jean Luis Vives, Spanish theory/humanist/reformer, dies at 48 in the year 1540.  

May 22 In the year 1540 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 In the year 1540 john I Zapolyai, prince of Transsylvania/king of Hungary, dies  

Jul 28 Thomas Cromwell, King Henry VIII's chief minister, executed died in the year 1540.  

Jul 30 Robert Barnes, English churchman (martyred) (b. 1495) died in the year 1540.  

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

Aug 24 Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, Italian painter (b. 1503) died on this day in history.  

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

Oct 04 In the year 1540 helius Eobanus Hessus, German humanist/poet (Silvae), dies  

Jan 25 Edmund Campion, London, saint/Jesuit martyr (Decem Rationes) was born in the year 1540.  

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

Jun 03 On this day in history birth of charles I of Austria (d. 1590)  

Jun 11 Barnabe Googe, English poet (d. 1594) was born on this day in history.  

Jun 23 Johann Baptista Serranus, composer was born in the year 1540.  

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 On this day in history birth of king Magnus of Livonia (d. 1583)