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April 14, 1552Died on Tuesday April 15, 1552
Born on April 15
- 1442 » John Paston, English noble († 1479)
- 1452 » Leonardo da Vinci, Italian painter, sculptor, and architect († 1519)
- 1469 » Guru Nanak, the first Sikh guru († 1539)
- 1552 » Pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician and astronomer († 1626)
- 1563 » Guru Arjan Dev, fifth Sikh leader († 1606)
- 1588 » Claudius Salmasius, French author and scholar († 1653)
- 1592 » Francesco Maria Brancaccio, Catholic cardinal († 1675)
- 1641 » Robert Sibbald, Scottish physician and geographer († 1722)
- 1642 » Suleiman II, Ottoman sultan († 1691)
- 1646 » Christian V of Denmark († 1699)
Died on April 15
- 1415 » Manuel Chrysoloras, Greek philosopher and translator (b. 1355)
- 1446 » Filippo Brunelleschi, Italian sculptor and architect (b. 1377)
- 1502 » John IV of Chalon-Arlay, Prince of Orange (b. 1443)
- 1558 » Roxelana, wife of Suleiman the Magnificent (b. c. 1500)
- 1610 » Robert Persons, English Jesuit priest, insurrectionist, and author (b. 1546)
- 1632 » George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore, English politician, English Secretary of State (b. 1580)
- 1652 » Patriarch Joseph of Moscow, Russian patriarch
- 1659 » Simon Dach, German poet and hymnwriter (b. 1605)
- 1719 » Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon, French wife of Louis XIV of France (b. 1635)
- 1754 » Jacopo Riccati, Italian mathematician and academic (b. 1676)
Names that were popular for boys in 1552
Names that were popular for girls in 1552
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1552
- Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
- March 26 » Guru Amar Das becomes the Third Sikh guru.
- October 2 » Russo-Kazan Wars: Russian troops enter Kazan.