Famous Deaths Happened 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 In the year 1572 death of mem de Sá, Portuguese Governor-General of Brazil  

Mar 27 On this day in history death of girolamo Maggi, Italian Renaissance man (b. abt. 1523)  

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

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

Jun 07 August I [Sigismund II August], king of Poland (1548-72), dies at 42 in the year 1572.  

Jun 09 Jeanne d'Albret, queen of Navarra, dies at 44 on this day in history.  

Jun 24 In the year 1572 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 in the year 1572.  

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

Sep 05 Pieter Tichelmann, Flemish Franciscan, dies at about 71 on this day in history.  

Sep 30 In the year 1572 francisco Borgia, theologist/saint, dies at 61  

Oct 24 Edward Stanley, 3rd Earl of Derby, English politician (bc. 1508) died in the year 1572.  

Nov 23 In the year 1572 death of agnolo di Cosimo, Italian artist and poet (b. 1503)  

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 On this day in history galeazzo Alessi, Italian architect (Palazza Marino, Milan), dies at 60  

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

Apr 04 William Strachey, English writer (d. 1621) was born in the year 1572.  

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

Jun 11 On this day in history birth of ben Jonson, England, playwright/poet (Volpone, Alchemist)  

Jun 24 In the year 1572 birth of jan Campanus, composer  

Sep 15 Erasmus Widmann, composer was born in the year 1572.  

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

Nov 13 In the year 1572 birth of cyril Lucaris, Greek theologian (d. 1638)