Famous Deaths Happened In 1555

Feb 09 On this day in history death of john Hooper, deprived Bishop of Gloucester, burnt for heresy  

Mar 23 In the year 1555 julius III, [Giovanni M del Monte], Pope (1550-55), dies at 67  

Mar 27 In the year 1555 death of william Hunter, Protestant martyr  

Apr 12 Johanna de Wanzinnige, Queen of Castilie (1504-20), dies at 75 in the year 1555.  

May 01 On this day in history marcellus II, [Marcello Cervini], Italian Pope (1555), dies at 53  

May 25 On this day in history gemma Frisius, Frisian geographer/astronomer, dies at 46  

Jun 07 In the year 1555 maarten van Rossum, Dutch army leader, dies at about 76  

Jun 23 Pedro Mascarenhas, Portuguese explorer (b. 1470) died on this day in history.  

Aug 08 Oronce Finé, French mathematician (b. 1494) died in the year 1555.  

Sep 08 On this day in history thomas Villanova, Spanish saint/archbishop of Valencia, dies  

Oct 07 In the year 1555 death of louis of Praet, Habsburg diplomat (b. 1488)  

Oct 09 Justus Jonas, German Protestant reformer (b. 1493) died in the year 1555.  

Oct 16 Hugh Latimer, royal chaplain of Anna Boley, burned at stake at 80 died in the year 1555.  

Nov 12 Stephen Gardiner, English bishop of Winchester, dies at about 65 on this day in history.  

Nov 21 In the year 1555 georg Agricola, [Bauer], German mineralogist (zinc), dies at 61  

Nov 24 French Vervoort, Flemish mystic (Bruylocht Cleedt), dies at about 65 in the year 1555.  

Mar 02 On this day in history birth of ludovico Spontoni, composer  

Apr 21 Ludovico Carracci, Italian painter (d. 1619) was born in the year 1555.  

Aug 01 In the year 1555 birth of edward Kelley, English spirit medium (d. 1597)  

Sep 23 In the year 1555 birth of louise de Coligny, French 4th wife of Willem of Orange  

Dec 04 Heinrich Meibom, German historian and poet (d. 1625) was born on this day in history.  

Dec 27 In the year 1555 birth of johann Arndt, German Lutherian theologist