Famous Deaths Happened In 1572

Feb 23 Pierre Certon, French composer died on this day in history.  

Feb 28 Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (b. 1505) died in the year 1572.  

Mar 02 In the year 1572 death of mem de Sá, Portuguese Governor-General of Brazil  

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

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

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 On this day in history jeanne d'Albret, queen of Navarra, dies at 44  

Jun 24 On this day in history death of adrianus van Gouda, lay brother, hanged  

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

Aug 05 In the year 1572 death of isaac Luria, Palestinian-born Kabbalist (b. 1534)  

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

Aug 22 In the year 1572 death of thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland (b. 1528)  

Aug 24 On this day in history death of gaspard de Châtillon, Count the Coligny, French gen/admiral, beheaded  

Aug 26 Petrus Ramus, French philosopher (b. 1515) died in the year 1572.  

Aug 27 In the year 1572 death of claude Goudimel, French composer  

Sep 05 In the year 1572 pieter Tichelmann, Flemish Franciscan, dies at about 71  

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

Oct 24 On this day in history death of edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, English politician (bc. 1508)  

Nov 23 Agnolo di Cosimo, Italian artist and poet (b. 1503) died on this day in history.  

Nov 24 John Knox, Scottish preacher, dies at about 67 in the year 1572.  

Dec 10 On this day in history death of cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72  

Dec 30 Galeazzo Alessi, Italian architect (Palazza Marino, Milan), dies at 60 in the year 1572.  

Feb 14 Hans Christoph Haiden, composer was born on this day in history.  

Apr 04 On this day in history birth of william Strachey, English writer (d. 1621)  

Apr 14 Adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician (d. 1632) was born on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1572 birth of erasmus Widmann, composer  

Nov 08 On this day in history birth of johan Sigismund, elector of Brandenburg/duke of Prussia  

Nov 13 Cyril Lucaris, Greek theologian (d. 1638) was born on this day in history.