Famous People Who Died In 1566
Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1566. This list includes people like Nostradamus, Bartolomé de las Casas, Suleiman The Magnificent, Diane de Poitiers, Daniele da Volterra and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include emperors & kings, poets, theologians and botanists who died in 1566. This list includes people from Italy, France, Germany and many more countries.
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Birthdate: November 6, 1494
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Trabzon, Turkey
Died: September 6
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Nostradamus(French Astrologer and Physician Best Known for His Book 'Les Prophéties')
Birthdate: December 21, 1503
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France
Died: July 2
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Bartolomé de las Casas(The First Resident Bishop of ‘Chiapas’, and the First Officially Appointed "Protector of the Indians")
Birthdate: November 11, 1484
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Seville, Spain
Died: July 18
4
Leonhart Fuchs
(German Physician and Botanist)
Birthdate: January 17, 1501
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Wemding, Germany
Died: May 10
Birthdate: 1522 AD
Birthplace: Lyon, France
Died: April 25
Birthdate: 1533 AD
Birthplace: Turin, Italy
Died: March 9
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Diane de Poitiers
(Courtier)
Birthdate: January 9, 1500
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Saint-Vallier, France
Died: April 25
8
Antonio de Cabezón
(Composer)
Birthdate: March 30, 1510
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Castrillo Mota de Judíos, Spain
Died: March 26
Birthdate: June 6, 1507
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Civitanova Marche, Italy
Died: November 17
Birthdate: 1515 AD
Birthplace: Ulster, Northern Ireland
Died: 1566 AD
Birthdate: 1498 AD
Birthplace: Florence, Italy
Died: December 6
12
Ang Chan I
(King of Cambodia (1516 - 1566))
Birthdate: 1496 AD
Birthplace: Srei Santhor, Cambodia
Died: 1566 AD
Birthdate: September 1, 1529
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Urbino, Italy
Died: September 2
14
Thomas Hoby
(English Translator and Diplomat)
Birthdate: 1530 AD
Birthplace: England
Died: July 13
15
Franciscus Ludovicus Blosius
(Flemish monk and mystical writer, generally known under the name of Blosius.)
Birthdate: 1506 AD
Birthplace: Donstiennes, Belgium
Died: 1566 AD
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Christopher, Count of Oldenburg
(Count)
Birthdate: 1504 AD
Birthplace: Unknown
Died: August 4
17
Jacopo Aconcio
(Italian Jurist, Theologian, Philosopher and Engineer Known for His Contribution to the History of Religious Toleration)
Birthdate: 1520 AD
Birthplace: Trento, Italy
Died: 1566 AD
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Daniele da Volterra
(Mannerist Italian Painter and Sculptor Known for His Association with 'Michelangelo')
Birthdate: 1509 AD
Birthplace: Volterra, Italy
Died: April 4
19
Patrick Ruthven, 3rd Lord Ruthven
(Political leader)
Birthdate: 1520 AD
Birthplace: Scotland
Died: June 13
20
Johann Agricola
(Theologian)
Birthdate: April 20, 1494
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Eisleben, Germany
Died: September 22
21
Guillaume Rondelet
(French Naturalist, Physician and Regius Professor of Medicine)
Birthdate: September 27, 1507
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Montpellier, France
Died: July 30
Birthdate: 1485 AD
Birthplace: Brescia, Italy
Died: 1566 AD