Famous Deaths Happened In 1550

Mar 08 Juan de Dios, Port/Sp saint (Brothers of Mercy), dies at 55 on this day in history.  

Apr 12 Claude of Lorraine, duke of Guise, dies at 53 in the year 1550.  

May 18 On this day in history death of john, Cardinal of Lorraine, French churchman (b. 1498)  

May 20 In the year 1550 death of ashikaga Yoshiharu, Japanese shogun (b. 1510)  

Jun 13 On this day in history johann Spangenberg, composer, dies at 66  

Jul 30 Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton, English politician (b. 1505) died on this day in history.  

Aug 28 In the year 1550 nicolas Perrenot de Granvelle, Charles V's asst sec of state, dies  

Sep 08 On this day in history hans [Johann] Vischer, German count of Johann Cicero, dies  

Oct 23 On this day in history death of tiedemann Giese, Polish Catholic bishop (b. 1480)  

Nov 06 Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg (b. 1487) died on this day in history.  

Nov 07 Jon Arason, the last Roman Catholic bishop of Iceland prior to the reformation, beheaded in Skalholt with his two sons Are and Bjorn. (b. 1484) died in the year 1550.  

Dec 06 Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter, dies at 48 in the year 1550.  

Dec 22 Richard Plantagenet (Richard of Eastwell) possibly a son of Richard III died in the year 1550.  

Jan 31 Henry I, Duke of Guise, French Catholic leader (d. 1588) was born in the year 1550.  

Apr 12 On this day in history birth of edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, English politician (d. 1604)  

May 25 In the year 1550 birth of camillus de Lellis, Italian soldier/monastery founder/saint  

Jun 27 On this day in history birth of charles IX, King of France (1560-74)  

Jun 28 In the year 1550 birth of john Drusius, Flemish hebrew translator  

Jul 31 Jakob Handl, [Petelin], Austrian composer/bandmaster was born in the year 1550.  

Aug 16 In the year 1550 birth of carolus Gallus, [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer/pastor/vicar  

Sep 10 In the year 1550 birth of alonso de Guzmán El Bueno, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia, Spanish Armada commander (d. 1615)