Famous Deaths Happened In 1556

Mar 19 Lieven van der Maude, [Ammonius], South Netherlands poet, dies at 70 in the year 1556.  

Mar 21 Thomas Cranmer, archbishop of Canterbury, burned at stake at 66 died in the year 1556.  

Apr 18 Luigi Alamanni, Italian poet (Flora, Antigone), dies at 61 on this day in history.  

May 28 Saitō Dōsan, Japanese daimyo (b. 1494?) died in the year 1556.  

Jun 10 On this day in history martin Agricola [M Sore], German composer/cantor, dies  

Jul 31 Ignatius Loyola, Spanish founder (Jesuit), dies at about 65 on this day in history.  

Aug 25 David Jorisz, Flemish glass blower/sect leader, dies at about 54 on this day in history.  

Oct 31 John Sleidanus, German humanist/historian (Commentary), dies at 50 in the year 1556.  

Nov 10 Richard Chancellor, English explorer, dies in shipwreck off Scotland in the year 1556.  

Nov 14 Giovanni della Casa, Italian poet (b. 1504) died on this day in history.  

Dec 23 Nicholas Udall, English playwright (b. 1504) died in the year 1556.  

Jan 08 Uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1623) was born in the year 1556.  

Jan 27 In the year 1556 birth of abbas I, "the Great," shah of Persia (1587-1629)  

Feb 07 In the year 1556 birth of maria van Nassau, Dutch countess of Buren  

Feb 21 Sethus Calvisius, composer was born on this day in history.  

Mar 07 Guillaume du Vair, French writer (d. 1621) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 18 On this day in history birth of francois-Hercule de Valois, French duke of Anjou/Brabant  

Aug 10 Philipp Nicolai, Germany, theologist/poet/composer was born in the year 1556.  

Nov 15 In the year 1556 birth of jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (d. 1618)