Famous Birthdays In 1540

Jan 25 On this day in history birth of edmund Campion, London, saint/Jesuit martyr (Decem Rationes)  

Jan 28 Ludolph van Ceulen, German mathematician (d. 1610) was born in the year 1540.  

Jun 03 In the year 1540 birth of charles I of Austria (d. 1590)  

Jun 11 Barnabe Googe, English poet (d. 1594) was born on this day in history.  

Jun 23 Johann Baptista Serranus, composer was born in the year 1540.  

Jul 11 In the year 1540 birth of adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich/Juliana of Stolberg  

Aug 05 Joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating was born on this day in history.  

Aug 26 On this day in history birth of king Magnus of Livonia (d. 1583)  

Oct 01 On this day in history birth of johann Jakob Grynaeus, Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. 1617)  

Dec 31 On this day in history birth of silvio Antoniano, Italian cardinal/theologist (Tre libri)  

Jan 27 Angela Merici, Italian monk/monastery, dies on this day in history.  

Feb 02 On this day in history death of george Schenck van Toutenburg, gov/viceroy of Frisia/Groningen  

Mar 30 Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg, German statesman and Archbishop of Salzburg (b. 1469) died in the year 1540.  

May 06 In the year 1540 jean Luis Vives, Spanish theory/humanist/reformer, dies at 48  

May 22 Francesco Guicciardini, Italian historian/pres of Romagna, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

Jul 11 On this day in history jan Szapolyai, anti-king of Hungarian, dies  

Jul 21 In the year 1540 john I Zapolyai, prince of Transsylvania/king of Hungary, dies  

Jul 28 Thomas Cromwell, King Henry VIII's chief minister, executed died on this day in history.