Famous Deaths Happened In 1572

Feb 23 In the year 1572 death of pierre Certon, French composer  

Feb 28 In the year 1572 death of aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (b. 1505)  

Mar 02 On this day in history death of mem de Sá, Portuguese Governor-General of Brazil  

Mar 27 Girolamo Maggi, Italian Renaissance man (b. abt. 1523) died in the year 1572.  

May 01 On this day in history pius V, [Antonio Ghislieri], great-inquisiteur/Pope (1566-72), dies  

Jun 02 On this day in history death of thomas Howard 4th duke of Norfolk, English Earl, executed at 36  

Jun 07 August I [Sigismund II August], king of Poland (1548-72), dies at 42 in the year 1572.  

Jun 09 Jeanne d'Albret, queen of Navarra, dies at 44 in the year 1572.  

Jun 24 Adrianus van Gouda, lay brother, hanged died in the year 1572.  

Jul 07 Sigismund II August, last Jagellonen king of Poland, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

Aug 05 Isaac Luria, Palestinian-born Kabbalist (b. 1534) died in the year 1572.  

Aug 20 Miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish conquistador (b. 1502) died on this day in history.  

Aug 22 Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland (b. 1528) died on this day in history.  

Aug 24 Gaspard de Châtillon, Count the Coligny, French gen/admiral, beheaded died in the year 1572.  

Aug 26 On this day in history death of petrus Ramus, French philosopher (b. 1515)  

Aug 27 On this day in history death of claude Goudimel, French composer  

Sep 05 On this day in history pieter Tichelmann, Flemish Franciscan, dies at about 71  

Sep 30 Francisco Borgia, theologist/saint, dies at 61 in the year 1572.  

Oct 24 Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, English politician (bc. 1508) died in the year 1572.  

Nov 23 Agnolo di Cosimo, Italian artist and poet (b. 1503) died in the year 1572.  

Nov 24 In the year 1572 john Knox, Scottish preacher, dies at about 67  

Dec 10 In the year 1572 death of cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72  

Dec 30 On this day in history galeazzo Alessi, Italian architect (Palazza Marino, Milan), dies at 60  

Feb 14 In the year 1572 birth of hans Christoph Haiden, composer  

Apr 04 William Strachey, English writer (d. 1621) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 14 Adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician (d. 1632) was born in the year 1572.  

Jun 11 Ben Jonson, England, playwright/poet (Volpone, Alchemist) was born on this day in history.  

Jun 24 On this day in history birth of jan Campanus, composer  

Sep 15 On this day in history birth of erasmus Widmann, composer  

Nov 08 Johan Sigismund, elector of Brandenburg/duke of Prussia was born in the year 1572.  

Nov 13 Cyril Lucaris, Greek theologian (d. 1638) was born in the year 1572.