Famous Deaths In 1572

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

Feb 28 On this day in history 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 Girolamo Maggi, Italian Renaissance man (b. abt. 1523) died in the year 1572.  

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 In the year 1572 sigismund II August, last Jagellonen king of Poland, dies at 51  

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

Aug 20 Miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish conquistador (b. 1502) died in the year 1572.  

Aug 22 Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland (b. 1528) died in the year 1572.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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 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 on this day in history.  

Nov 24 On this day in history john Knox, Scottish preacher, dies at about 67  

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

Dec 30 Galeazzo Alessi, Italian architect (Palazza Marino, Milan), dies at 60 on this day in history.  

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 Erasmus Widmann, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.