Famous Deaths 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 Mem de Sá, Portuguese Governor-General of Brazil died on this day in history.  

Mar 27 In the year 1572 death of girolamo Maggi, Italian Renaissance man (b. abt. 1523)  

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

Jun 02 Thomas Howard 4th duke of Norfolk, English Earl, executed at 36 died in the year 1572.  

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

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 On this day in history sigismund II August, last Jagellonen king of Poland, dies at 51  

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

Aug 20 On this day in history death of miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish conquistador (b. 1502)  

Aug 22 On this day in history death of thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland (b. 1528)  

Aug 24 In the year 1572 death of gaspard de Châtillon, Count the Coligny, French gen/admiral, beheaded  

Aug 26 Petrus Ramus, French philosopher (b. 1515) died on this day in history.  

Aug 27 Claude Goudimel, French composer died in the year 1572.  

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

Sep 30 Francisco Borgia, theologist/saint, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

Oct 24 Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, English politician (bc. 1508) died on this day in history.  

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

Nov 24 John Knox, Scottish preacher, dies at about 67 on this day in history.  

Dec 10 Cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72 died in the year 1572.  

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

Feb 14 On this day in history birth of hans Christoph Haiden, composer  

Apr 04 In the year 1572 birth of william Strachey, English writer (d. 1621)  

Apr 14 On this day in history birth of adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician (d. 1632)  

Jun 11 On this day in history birth of ben Jonson, England, playwright/poet (Volpone, Alchemist)  

Jun 24 In the year 1572 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 In the year 1572 birth of cyril Lucaris, Greek theologian (d. 1638)