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 in the year 1556.  

May 28 On this day in history death of saitō Dōsan, Japanese daimyo (b. 1494?)  

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 in the year 1556.  

Aug 25 In the year 1556 david Jorisz, Flemish glass blower/sect leader, dies at about 54  

Oct 31 On this day in history john Sleidanus, German humanist/historian (Commentary), dies at 50  

Nov 10 Richard Chancellor, English explorer, dies in shipwreck off Scotland on this day in history.  

Nov 14 On this day in history death of giovanni della Casa, Italian poet (b. 1504)  

Dec 23 In the year 1556 death of nicholas Udall, English playwright (b. 1504)  

Jan 08 In the year 1556 birth of uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1623)  

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

Feb 07 On this day in history birth of maria van Nassau, Dutch countess of Buren  

Feb 21 Sethus Calvisius, composer was born in the year 1556.  

Mar 07 In the year 1556 birth of guillaume du Vair, French writer (d. 1621)  

Mar 18 In the year 1556 birth of francois-Hercule de Valois, French duke of Anjou/Brabant  

Aug 10 In the year 1556 birth of philipp Nicolai, Germany, theologist/poet/composer  

Nov 15 On this day in history birth of jacques-Davy Duperron, French cardinal (d. 1618)