| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Feb 4 |
Caspar Othmayr, composer, dies at 37 |
Feb 19 |
Erasmus Reinhold, German mathematician, dies at 41 |
Feb 25 |
Hirate Masahide, Japanese diplomat and tutor of Oda Nobunaga (suicide) (b. 1492) |
Apr 9 |
Francois Rabelais, French author (Gargantua/Pantagruel), dies at 49 |
Apr 9 |
Francois Rabelais, A bor lelke |
Jul 6 |
Edward VI Tudor, King of England (1547-53), dies at 15 |
Jul 6 |
Ludovico Ariosto, Alcina |
Jul 9 |
Maurice, Elector of Saxony (b. 1521) |
Jul 11 |
Mauritius, duke/monarch of Saksen (1547-53), dies of injuries at 32 |
Aug 8 |
Girolamo Fracastoro, Italian physician (b. 1478) |
Aug 17 |
Charles III, Duke of Savoy, dies |
Aug 22 |
John Dudley, English Lord Admiral/premier (1551-53), beheaded |
Sep 4 |
Cornelia da Nomatalcino, monk converted to Judaism, burned at stake |
Oct 7 |
Cristóbal de Morales, Spanish composer (bc. 1500) |
Oct 16 |
Lucas Cranach Sr, German painter, dies at 81 |
Oct 19 |
Bonifazio Veronese/Veneziano, [de' Pitati], Italian painter, dies |
Oct 27 |
Michael Servetus, Spanish physician, burns at stake for heresy |
Oct 30 |
Jacob Sturm von Sturmeck, German statesman and reformer (b. 1489) |
Dec 14 |
Hanibal Lucić, Croatian writer (b. 1485) |
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