Aug 16 Johann the Steadfast, Elector of Saxony (1525-32), dies at 64 Aug 22 William Warham, English archbishop of Canterbury (1502-32), dies at 82 Dec 11 Pietro Accolti, Italian Catholic cardinal (Dean of the Roman Rota), dies at 77 1531 Famous Deaths by Year 1533 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Drug Overdose Gunshot Wound Murder Plane Crash Suicide