Famous Personalities Born 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 on this day in history.  

Jun 03 Charles I of Austria (d. 1590) was born in the year 1540.  

Jun 11 In the year 1540 birth of barnabe Googe, English poet (d. 1594)  

Jun 23 In the year 1540 birth of johann Baptista Serranus, composer  

Jul 11 Adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich/Juliana of Stolberg was born on this day in history.  

Aug 05 In the year 1540 birth of joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating  

Aug 26 King Magnus of Livonia (d. 1583) was born on this day in history.  

Oct 01 In the year 1540 birth of johann Jakob Grynaeus, Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. 1617)  

Dec 31 Silvio Antoniano, Italian cardinal/theologist (Tre libri) was born in the year 1540.  

Jan 27 On this day in history angela Merici, Italian monk/monastery, dies  

Feb 02 George Schenck van Toutenburg, gov/viceroy of Frisia/Groningen died on this day in history.  

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

May 06 Jean Luis Vives, Spanish theory/humanist/reformer, dies at 48 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 11 In the year 1540 jan Szapolyai, anti-king of Hungarian, dies  

Jul 21 John I Zapolyai, prince of Transsylvania/king of Hungary, dies on this day in history.  

Jul 28 On this day in history death of thomas Cromwell, King Henry VIII's chief minister, executed