Famous Deaths In 1572

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

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 in the year 1572.  

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

May 01 On this day in history pius V, [Antonio Ghislieri], great-inquisiteur/Pope (1566-72), dies  

Jun 02 Thomas Howard 4th duke of Norfolk, English Earl, executed at 36 died in the year 1572.  

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 In the year 1572 sigismund II August, last Jagellonen king of Poland, dies at 51  

Aug 05 Isaac Luria, Palestinian-born Kabbalist (b. 1534) died in the year 1572.  

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

Aug 22 Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland (b. 1528) died on this day in history.  

Aug 24 Gaspard de Châtillon, Count the Coligny, French gen/admiral, beheaded died in the year 1572.  

Aug 26 In the year 1572 death of petrus Ramus, French philosopher (b. 1515)  

Aug 27 In the year 1572 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 Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, English politician (bc. 1508) died in the year 1572.  

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 in the year 1572.  

Dec 10 On this day in history death of cornelis Musius, Dutch humanist/poet, murdered at 72  

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

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

Apr 04 On this day in history birth of william Strachey, English writer (d. 1621)  

Apr 14 Adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician (d. 1632) was born in the year 1572.  

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 In the year 1572 birth of erasmus Widmann, composer  

Nov 08 On this day in history birth of johan Sigismund, elector of Brandenburg/duke of Prussia  

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