Famous Birthdays Jul 4 Murad III, Sultan of Turkey (1574-95), born in Manisa, Ottoman Empire (d. 1595) Jul 5 Johann Steuerlein, German composer, born in Schmalkalden, Germany (d. 1613) Famous Deaths Jul 4 Hayreddin Barbarossa, Admiral of the Ottoman Navy (b. 1478) Jul 16 Anne Askew, English Protestant (burned at the stake) (b. 1521) Share On Facebook Share On Twitter 1545 History by Year 1547