Notable Deaths - 1559
1559 Deaths
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 1 |
Christian III, king of Denmark/Norway (1534-59), dies |
Jan 29 |
Thomas Pope, English politician, benefactor, dies at about 52 |
Mar 14 |
Jacques d'Auchy, Walloon baptist merchant, executed |
Mar 16 |
Anthony St. Leger, Lord Deputy of Ireland (b. 1496) |
Mar 23 |
Emperor Gelawdewos of Ethiopia (killed in battle) (b. 1521/1522) |
Mar 30 |
Adam Ries, German mathematician (b. 1492) |
Jul 10 |
Henry II, King of France (1547-59), dies |
Aug 18 |
Paul IV, [Giampietro Caraffa], Pope (1555-59), dies at 83 |
Sep 7 |
Robert Estienne, French printer (b. 1503) |
Sep 10 |
Anthony Denny, confidant of King Henry VIII of England (b. 1501) |
Oct 2 |
Jacquet of Mantua, French composer (b. 1483) |
Nov 5 |
Kano Motonobu, Zen co-founder (Kano school of painting), dies at 83 |
Nov 18 |
Cuthbert Tunstall, English churchman (b. 1474) |
Nov 28 |
Erasmus Sarcerius, German Lutheran theologian and reformer, dies at about 58 |
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