Alla källor som gick bort år 1556

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July 6th 1533: Ariosto (1474-1533)
July 6th 1535: Sir Thomas More (1477-1535) - of England.
July 12th 1536: Desiderius Erasmus (1469-1536) - of the New Testament.
1539: Guru Nanak (1469-1539)
May 22nd 1540: Francesco Guicciardini (1483-1540)
May 24th 1543: Nicholas Copernicus (1473-1543) - Polish astronomer
1552: Alexander Barclay (1475-1552)
April 9th 1553: François Rabelais (1490-1553) - French writer
October 27th 1553: Michael Servetus (1511-1553) - whose unorthodox teachings led to his condemnation as a heretic by both Protestants and Roman Catholics.

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1556

July 31st: Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556)
October 21st: Pietro Aretino (1492-1556) - Italian writer

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September 21st 1558: Charles V (1337-1558) - Roman emperor
October 18th 1562: Saint Peter of Alcantara (1499-1562) - of the Discalced (i.e. barefooted) Friars Minor.
February 18th 1564: Michelangelo (1475-1564)
May 27th 1564: John Calvin (1509-1564) - French theologian
February 14th 1571: Benvenuto Cellini (1500-1571)
1575: John Heywood (1497-1575) - English playwright
1580: Thomas Tusser (1524-1580)
October 4th 1582: St. Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
1583: Sir Humphrey Gilbert (1539-1583)
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