Jan 7 Peter Vischer, the Old, German count of Sebaldus, dies Feb 2 Baldassare Castiglione, Italian diplomat and author, dies at 50 Apr 16 Louis de Berquin, French humanist, reformer and heretic, burned at stake Apr 19 John Cuspinianus [Spiessheimer], German physician, dies at about 55 Jun 21 John Skelton, English poet, dies at about 69 Aug 30 Juan del Encina, Spanish author and composer, dies at 61 Nov 20 Karl von Miltitz, German papal nuncio (met with Martin Luther), drowns at about 39 1528 Famous Deaths by Year 1530 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Car Crash Hanging Killed in Action Plane Crash Poisoning
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Poisoning