| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 17 |
Santino Garsi, composer, dies at 61 |
Feb 29 |
John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury (1583-1604), dies at about 74 |
Mar 4 |
Fausto Paolo Sozzini, Italian theologian (b. 1539) |
Mar 13 |
Arnaud d'Ossat, French diplomat and writer (b. 1537) |
Apr 4 |
Thomas Churchyard, poet/pamphleteer, dies |
May 4 |
Claudio Merulo, composer, dies at 71 |
May 5 |
Claudio Merulo, Italian organist/composer, dies at 71 |
Jun 24 |
Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, Lord Great Chamberlain of England (b. 1550) |
Jun 24 |
Edward de Vere, Who Wrote Shakespeare's Works? |
Aug 3 |
Bernardino de Mendoza, Spanish military commander |
Aug 8 |
Horio Tadauji, Japanese warlord (b. 1578) |
Aug 31 |
Giovanale Ancina, composer, dies at 58 |
Sep 10 |
William Morgan, Welsh Bible translator (b. 1545) |
Sep 12 |
Louis Gunther, earl of Nassau, dies in battle at about 29 |
Sep 17 |
Lucas Osiander, composer, dies at 69 |
Oct 8 |
Janus Dousa, [Johan van de Does], literature/politician, dies at 58 |
Oct 18 |
Igram van Achelen, Dutch statesman (b. 1528) |
Oct 25 |
Claude de la Tremoille, French duke of Thouars/huguenot, dies |
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