Christian III (1503-1559)
Jan 1 King of Denmark (1534-59) and Norway (1537-59), dies at 55
- Jan 29 Thomas Pope, English politician, benefactor, dies at about 52
- Mar 14 Jacques d'Auchy, Walloon baptist merchant, executed
- Mar 16 Anthony St. Leger, Lord Deputy of Ireland (b. 1496)
- Mar 23 Emperor Gelawdewos of Ethiopia (killed in battle) (b. 1521/1522)
- Mar 30 Adam Ries, German mathematician, dies at about 67
- Sep 7 Robert Estienne, French printer (b. 1503)
- Sep 10 Anthony Denny, English knight of the shire and confidant of King Henry VIII of England, dies at 58
- Sep 15 Isabella Jagiełło, Queen consort and regent of Hungary, dies of a long illness at 40
- Oct 2 Jacquet of Mantua [Colebault], French composer of sacred vocal music dies at about 76 [b. 1483, exact birthday unknown]
- Nov 5 Kanō Motonobu, Japanese painter and calligrapher (Kanō school of painting), dies at 83
- Nov 18 Cuthbert Tunstall, English churchman (b. 1474)
- Nov 28 Erasmus Sarcerius, German Lutheran theologian and reformer, dies at about 58
Assassination
Car Crash
Hanging
Killed in Action
Plane Crash
Poisoning