Notable Deaths - 1540
1540 Deaths
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 27 |
Angela Merici, Italian monk/monastery, dies |
Feb 2 |
George Schenck van Toutenburg, gov/viceroy of Frisia/Groningen |
Mar 30 |
Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg, German statesman and Archbishop of Salzburg (b. 1469) |
May 6 |
Jean Luis Vives, Spanish theory/humanist/reformer, dies at 48 |
May 22 |
Francesco Guicciardini, Italian historian/pres of Romagna, dies at 57 |
Jul 11 |
Jan Szapolyai, anti-king of Hungarian, dies |
Jul 21 |
John I Zapolyai, prince of Transsylvania/king of Hungary, dies |
Jul 28 |
Thomas Cromwell, King Henry VIII's chief minister, executed |
Jul 30 |
Robert Barnes, English churchman (martyred) (b. 1495) |
Jul 30 |
Thomas Abel, English priest (martyred) |
Aug 23 |
Guillaume Budé, French scholar |
Aug 24 |
Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, Italian painter (b. 1503) |
Sep 2 |
Lebna Dengel, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1501) |
Oct 4 |
Helius Eobanus Hessus, German humanist/poet (Silvae), dies |
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