Famous Deaths Happened In 1550

Mar 08 Juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint (Brothers of Mercy), dies at 55 on this day in history.  

Apr 12 Claude of Lorraine, duke of Guise, dies at 53 in the year 1550.  

May 18 John, Cardinal of Lorraine, French churchman (b. 1498) died in the year 1550.  

May 20 Ashikaga Yoshiharu, Japanese shogun (b. 1510) died in the year 1550.  

Jun 13 In the year 1550 johann Spangenberg, composer, dies at 66  

Jul 30 Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton, English politician (b. 1505) died in the year 1550.  

Aug 28 Nicolas Perrenot de Granvelle, Charles V's asst sec of state, dies in the year 1550.  

Sep 08 In the year 1550 hans [Johann] Vischer, German count of Johann Cicero, dies  

Oct 23 Tiedemann Giese, Polish Catholic bishop (b. 1480) died in the year 1550.  

Nov 06 Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1487) died in the year 1550.  

Nov 07 On this day in history death of jon Arason, the last Roman Catholic bishop of Iceland prior to the reformation, beheaded in Skalholt with his two sons Are and Bjorn. (b. 1484)  

Dec 06 In the year 1550 pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48  

Dec 22 Richard Plantagenet (Richard of Eastwell) possibly a son of Richard III died in the year 1550.  

Jan 31 Henry I, Duke of Guise, French Catholic leader (d. 1588) was born in the year 1550.  

Apr 12 Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, English politician (d. 1604) was born in the year 1550.  

May 25 On this day in history birth of camillus de Lellis, Italian soldier/monastery founder/saint  

Jun 27 On this day in history birth of charles IX, King of France (1560-74)  

Jun 28 John Drusius, Flemish hebrew translator was born on this day in history.  

Jul 31 Jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster was born in the year 1550.  

Aug 16 In the year 1550 birth of carolus Gallus, [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer/pastor/vicar  

Sep 10 On this day in history birth of alonso de Guzmán El Bueno, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia, Spanish Armada commander (d. 1615)