Deaths on December 4

Georg Joachim Rheticus

Died on December 4, 1576

Georg Joachim Rheticus, Austrian-Slovak mathematician and cartographer (b. 1514)

Georg Joachim de Porris, also known as Rheticus (/ˈrɛtɪkəs/; 16 February 1514 – 4 December 1574), was a mathematician, astronomer, cartographer, navigational-instrument maker, medical practitioner, and teacher. He is perhaps best known for his trigonometric tables and as Nicolaus Copernicus's sole pupil. He facilitated the publication of his master's De revolutionibus orbium coelestium (On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres).

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Events on 1576

20 Jan

Martín Enríquez de Almanza
The Mexican city of León is founded by order of the viceroy Don Martín Enríquez de Almanza.
8 Mar

Copán
Spanish explorer Diego García de Palacio first sights the ruins of the ancient Mayan city of Copán.
4 Nov

Sack of Antwerp
Eighty Years' War: In Flanders, Spain captures Antwerp (after three days the city is nearly destroyed).
8 Nov

Pacification of Ghent
Eighty Years' War: Pacification of Ghent: The States General of the Netherlands meet and unite to oppose Spanish occupation.

Deaths on December 4

Georg Joachim Rheticus

Died on December 4, 1576

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Pacification of Ghent