Famous Deaths Happened In 1572

Feb 23 In the year 1572 death of pierre Certon, French composer  

Feb 28 On this day in history death of aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (b. 1505)  

Mar 02 Mem de Sá, Portuguese Governor-General of Brazil died on this day in history.  

Mar 27 Girolamo Maggi, Italian Renaissance man (b. abt. 1523) died on this day in history.  

May 01 In the year 1572 pius V, [Antonio Ghislieri], great-inquisiteur/Pope (1566-72), dies  

Jun 02 On this day in history death of thomas Howard 4th duke of Norfolk, English Earl, executed at 36  

Jun 07 August I [Sigismund II August], king of Poland (1548-72), dies at 42 on this day in history.  

Jun 09 Jeanne d'Albret, queen of Navarra, dies at 44 in the year 1572.  

Jun 24 On this day in history death of adrianus van Gouda, lay brother, hanged  

Jul 07 On this day in history sigismund II August, last Jagellonen king of Poland, dies at 51  

Aug 05 Isaac Luria, Palestinian-born Kabbalist (b. 1534) died on this day in history.  

Aug 20 Miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish conquistador (b. 1502) died on this day in history.  

Aug 22 On this day in history death of thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland (b. 1528)  

Aug 24 On this day in history death of gaspard de Châtillon, Count the Coligny, French gen/admiral, beheaded  

Aug 26 Petrus Ramus, French philosopher (b. 1515) died on this day in history.  

Aug 27 On this day in history death of claude Goudimel, French composer  

Sep 05 On this day in history pieter Tichelmann, Flemish Franciscan, dies at about 71  

Sep 30 Francisco Borgia, theologist/saint, dies at 61 in the year 1572.  

Oct 24 In the year 1572 death of edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, English politician (bc. 1508)  

Nov 23 Agnolo di Cosimo, Italian artist and poet (b. 1503) died on this day in history.  

Nov 24 John Knox, Scottish preacher, dies at about 67 on this day in history.  

Dec 10 Cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72 died on this day in history.  

Dec 30 Galeazzo Alessi, Italian architect (Palazza Marino, Milan), dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Feb 14 On this day in history birth of hans Christoph Haiden, composer  

Apr 04 In the year 1572 birth of william Strachey, English writer (d. 1621)  

Apr 14 Adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician (d. 1632) was born on this day in history.  

Jun 11 Ben Jonson, England, playwright/poet (Volpone, Alchemist) was born in the year 1572.  

Jun 24 Jan Campanus, composer was born on this day in history.  

Sep 15 On this day in history birth of erasmus Widmann, composer  

Nov 08 Johan Sigismund, elector of Brandenburg/duke of Prussia was born on this day in history.  

Nov 13 Cyril Lucaris, Greek theologian (d. 1638) was born in the year 1572.