Famous Deaths Happened In 1572

Feb 23 Pierre Certon, French composer died on this day in history.  

Feb 28 Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (b. 1505) died on this day in history.  

Mar 02 On this day in history death of mem de Sá, Portuguese Governor-General of Brazil  

Mar 27 In the year 1572 death of girolamo Maggi, Italian Renaissance man (b. abt. 1523)  

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

Jun 02 Thomas Howard 4th duke of Norfolk, English Earl, executed at 36 died on this day in history.  

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

Jun 09 On this day in history jeanne d'Albret, queen of Navarra, dies at 44  

Jun 24 Adrianus van Gouda, lay brother, hanged died in the year 1572.  

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

Aug 05 In the year 1572 death of isaac Luria, Palestinian-born Kabbalist (b. 1534)  

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 in the year 1572.  

Aug 27 Claude Goudimel, French composer died in the year 1572.  

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 Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, English politician (bc. 1508) died on this day in history.  

Nov 23 Agnolo di Cosimo, Italian artist and poet (b. 1503) died in the year 1572.  

Nov 24 On this day in history john Knox, Scottish preacher, dies at about 67  

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 in the year 1572.  

Feb 14 Hans Christoph Haiden, composer was born in the year 1572.  

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

Apr 14 In the year 1572 birth of adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician (d. 1632)  

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

Jun 24 On this day in history birth of jan Campanus, composer  

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.