Famous Deaths Happened In 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 in the year 1540.  

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 On this day in history francesco Guicciardini, Italian historian/pres of Romagna, dies at 57  

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

Jul 21 John I Zapolyai, prince of Transsylvania/king of Hungary, dies in the year 1540.  

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

Jul 30 In the year 1540 death of robert Barnes, English churchman (martyred) (b. 1495)  

Aug 23 Guillaume Budé, French scholar died on this day in history.  

Aug 24 In the year 1540 death of girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, Italian painter (b. 1503)  

Sep 02 Lebna Dengel, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1501) died in the year 1540.  

Oct 04 On this day in history helius Eobanus Hessus, German humanist/poet (Silvae), dies  

Jan 25 Edmund Campion, London, saint/Jesuit martyr (Decem Rationes) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 28 On this day in history birth of ludolph van Ceulen, German mathematician (d. 1610)  

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

Jun 11 Barnabe Googe, English poet (d. 1594) was born in the year 1540.  

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 in the year 1540.  

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

Aug 26 King Magnus of Livonia (d. 1583) was born in the year 1540.