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1572 deaths
- Mary Percy, Countess of NorthumberlandLady Mary Talbot entered the world as one of eleven children born to George Talbot, 4th Earl of Shrewsbury. Her father's first wife was Anne Hastings, a…
- Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of NorthumberlandThomas Percy stood eight years old when the executioner's blade fell at Tyburn on the 2nd of June 1537. His father, Sir Thomas Percy, had led a rebellion…
- William Paulet, 1st Marquess of WinchesterWilliam Paulet emerged from the manor of Paulet near Bridgwater in Somerset around 1483 or 1485. His father Sir John Paulet held command against Cornish…
- François ClouetFrançois Clouet arrived in the world within the walls of Tours, born to Jean Clouet. His father was a court painter native to the Southern Netherlands and…
- John KnoxJohn Knox was born sometime between 1505 and 1515 in Giffordgate, a street in Haddington, East Lothian. His father William Knox worked as a merchant while…
- Salim ChishtiSheikh Salim Chishti lived from 1478 to 1572. He was a Sufi saint of the Chishti Order during the Mughal Empire in India.