| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Feb 18 |
Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim, German royal astrologer, physician and theologian dies at 48 |
Mar 1 |
Bernardo Accolti, [Unico Aretino], Italian writer (Virginia), dies |
Mar 26 |
Georg Tannstetter, Austrian scientist (b. 1482) |
Apr 29 |
John Houghton, English, executed |
Jun 22 |
John Fisher, English bishop (1504-35)/cardinal, beheaded at about 65 |
Jul 6 |
Sir Thomas More, philosopher, author (Utopia) and statesman, executed (beheaded) for treason at 57 |
Jul 10 |
Jacob Van Campen, Reconstruction bishop, beheaded |
Jul 11 |
Joachim I Nestor, ruler (Brandenburg), dies at 51 |
Aug 10 |
Ippolito de' Medici, ruler of Florence (poisoned) (b. 1509) |
Sep 23 |
Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1513) |
Nov 1 |
Francesco Sforza, Italian ruler (Milan), dies |
Dec 31 |
William Skeffington, Lord Deputy of Ireland (b. 1465) |
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