Mar 11 Matthias Flacius, Croatian Lutheran Protestant reformer, dies at 55 Mar 15 Annibale Padovano, Italian composer (b. 1527) Mar 24 Yosef Karo, Spanish-born rabbi (b. 1488) Dec 1574 Famous Deaths by Year May 1575 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Car Crash Hanging Killed in Action Plane Crash Poisoning