Date | Event |
---|---|
Jan 21 |
Azai Sukemasa, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1491) |
Feb 18 |
Martin Luther, biblical scholar/religious reformer, dies at 62 |
Feb 18 |
Martin Luther, Gangs of New York |
Mar 1 |
George Wishart, Scottish religious reformer (martyred) (b 1513) |
Mar 10 |
Thomas Elyot, English diplomat (Boke named the Governor), dies at 46 |
Mar 26 |
Thomas Elyot, British diplomat, dies |
Mar 29 |
Cardinal Beaton, English archbishop of St Andrews, murdered |
May 29 |
Cardinal Beaton, English archbishop of St Andrews, murdered |
Jul 4 |
Hayreddin Barbarossa, Admiral of the Ottoman Navy (b. 1478) |
Jul 16 |
Anne Askew, English Protestant (burned at the stake) (b. 1521) |
Aug 1 |
Peter Faber, French Jesuit theologian (b. 1506) |
Aug 3 |
Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (b. 1484) |
Aug 3 |
Étienne Dolet, French scholar and printer (b. 1509) |
Aug 12 |
Francisco de Vitoria, Spanish theology/lawyer, dies |
Nov 1 |
Giulio Romano, Italian painter/architect (Ondergang der Titanen), dies |
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