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1585 deaths
- Thomas TallisNo record exists of Thomas Tallis's birth, family, or childhood. Historians estimate he was born between 1500 and 1520, near the end of Henry VII's reign.
- Pierre de RonsardPierre de Ronsard was born at the Manoir de la Possonnière in the village of Couture-sur-Loir, Vendômois on the 11th of September 1524.
- Francisco de HolandaFrancisco de Holanda entered the world in Lisbon, Portugal, during the year 1517. His father, António de Holanda, worked as a royal illuminator for the…