Famous Deaths for Year 1542
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Months in Year 1542: January February May June August September October December
Deaths 1 - 13 of 13
Jan 10th - Gerardus Noviomagus, [Gerrit Geldenhauer], Dutch theologist, die at 59
Feb 1st - Girolamo Aleandro, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1480)
Feb 13th - Catharine Howard, queen of England/5th wife of Henry VIII, beheaded
May 21st - Hernando de Soto, dies while searching for gold, near Mississippi R
Jun 19th - Leo Jud[ae], Swiss pastor/church reformer
Aug 24th - Gasparo Contarini, Italian diplomat and cardinal (b. 1483)
Aug 29th - Cristovão da Gama, Portuguese soldier (born c. 1516)
Sep 16th - Diego de Almagro, Spanish captain-general of Peru, beheaded
Sep 21st - Juan Boscán Almogáver, Spanish poet
Oct 6th - Thomas Wyatt, English poet (b. 1503)
Oct 27th - Abraham ben Avigdor, rabbi/author (commentary on Tur), dies
Dec 14th - James V, King of Scots (1513-42), dies at 30
Dec 28th - Albert Pigge, [Pighius], Dutch theologist/astronomer, dies at about 52
