| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Mar 19 |
Lieven van der Maude, [Ammonius], South Netherlands poet, dies at 70 |
Mar 21 |
Thomas Cranmer, archbishop of Canterbury, burned at stake at 66 |
Apr 18 |
Luigi Alamanni, Italian poet (Flora, Antigone), dies at 61 |
May 28 |
Saitō Dōsan, Japanese daimyo (b. 1494?) |
Jun 10 |
Martin Agricola [M Sore], German composer/cantor, dies |
Jul 31 |
Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Spanish knight from a Basque noble family, hermit, priest, theologian and founder of the Society of Jesus, dies in Rome at about 65 |
Aug 25 |
David Jorisz, Flemish glass blower/sect leader, dies at about 54 |
Oct 21 |
Pietro Aretino, La bella Antonia, prima Monica e poi Dimonia |
Oct 31 |
John Sleidanus, German humanist/historian (Commentary), dies at 50 |
Nov 10 |
Richard Chancellor, English explorer, dies in shipwreck off Scotland |
Nov 14 |
Giovanni della Casa, Italian poet (b. 1504) |
Dec 23 |
Nicholas Udall, English playwright (b. 1504) |
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