Famous Deaths In 1571

Jan 03 Joachim II Hector, elector (Brandenburg), dies at 65 in the year 1571.  

Jan 09 On this day in history death of nicolas Durand de Villegaignon, French naval officer (b. 1510)  

Feb 12 On this day in history death of nicholas Throckmorton, English diplomat and politician (b. 1515)  

Feb 14 Benvenuto Cellini, Ital sculptor/writer (Perseus), dies at 70 in the year 1571.  

Apr 06 In the year 1571 death of john Hamilton, Scottish prelate and politician  

Jun 01 In the year 1571 death of john Story, English Catholic  

Jun 07 Pier Francesco Corteccia, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1571.  

Jul 15 In the year 1571 death of shimazu Takahisa, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1514)  

Jul 17 Georg Fabricius, German poet and historian (b. 1516) died on this day in history.  

Sep 04 In the year 1571 death of earl of Lennox, regent of Scotland, murdered  

Sep 23 On this day in history death of john Jewel, English bishop (b. 1522)  

Oct 04 Claude Togniel d'Espence, French theologist (Sorbonne), dies at 60 in the year 1571.  

Oct 07 In the year 1571 ali Pasha, Turkish fleet commander, dies in battle  

Nov 24 On this day in history jan Blahoslav, Czech bishop, dies at 48  

Jan 09 In the year 1571 birth of karel Bonaventura Buquoy, French soldier (d. 1621)  

Jan 21 In the year 1571 birth of john I Pontanus, physicist/historian (Amsterdam)  

Jan 22 Robert Bruce Cotton, English antiquary, politician was born on this day in history.  

Feb 15 In the year 1571 birth of michael Praetorius, Kreuzberg Germany, composer (Syntagma music)  

May 11 Niwa Nagashige, Japanese warlord (d. 1637) was born in the year 1571.  

Jul 16 Theodoor Galle, Flemish engraver, baptized was born on this day in history.  

Aug 08 John Ward, composer was born on this day in history.  

Sep 28 Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, Italian artist (d. 1610) was born in the year 1571.