Famous Deaths Feb 4 Caspar Othmayr, German Lutheran pastor and composer, dies at 37 Feb 19 Erasmus Reinhold, German mathematician (calculated planetary table), dies at 41 Feb 25 Hirate Masahide, Japanese diplomat and tutor of Oda Nobunaga, commits suicide at about 61 Jan 1553 History by Year Mar 1553 Famous People by their Chinese Zodiac Animal Year of the Rabbit2023 Year of the Dragon2024 Year of the Snake2025 Year of the Horse2026 Year of the Goat/Sheep2027 Year of the Monkey2028