Deaths on November 7

Jeanne de Jussie

Died on November 7, 1561

Jeanne de Jussie, Swiss nun and writer (b. 1503)

Jeanne de Jussie (1503 – 7 November 1561) was a Roman Catholic nun and writer born near Geneva. She documented the role of the Protestant Reformation in the Poor Clares convent in Geneva.

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Events on 1561

4 Jun

Old St Paul's Cathedral
The steeple of St Paul's, the medieval cathedral of London, is destroyed in a fire caused by lightning and is never rebuilt.
18 Oct

Battle of Kawanakajima
In Japan the fourth Battle of Kawanakajima was fought between the forces of Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen; resulting in a draw.