Famous Birthdays Sep 15 Erasmus Widmann, German composer, born in Schwäbisch Hall, Baden-Württemberg (d. 1634) Born in 1572 Famous Deaths Sep 5 Pieter Tichelmann, Flemish Franciscan, dies at about 71 Sep 30 Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía and Jesuit priest, dies at 61 Aug 1572 History by Year Oct 1572 What Happened in 1572 The Lost Love of Cheating HenryJune 9, 1572