| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 4 |
Henry L Spieghel, Dutch merchant/writer, dies at 62 |
Jan 20 |
Rudolf II von Habsburg, emperor of Germany (1576-1612), dies at 59 |
Jan 27 |
Maarten van Valckenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 77 |
Jan 28 |
Thomas Bodley, diplomat/founder (Bodleian Library), dies |
Feb 6 |
Christopher Clavius, calendar reformer, dies (birth date unknown) |
Feb 17 |
Ernst of Bayern, prince/bishop of Luik/archbish Cologne, dies at 57 |
Feb 17 |
Jodocus Hondius, Flemish cartoonist/mathematician, dies at 48 |
Mar 14 |
Philip Galle, Flemish engraver, dies at about 74 |
Apr 11 |
Edward Wightman, English Baptist preacher (b. 1566) |
Apr 13 |
Sasaki Kojirō, Japanese samurai |
Apr 18 |
Emanuel Van Meteren, merchant/historian, dies |
May 24 |
Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury/PM (1598-1612), dies at 48 |
Jun 8 |
Hans Leo Hassler, composer, dies at 49 |
Jun 13 |
Charles van Croij, prince of Chimay/Duke of Aarschot, dies at 51 |
Jul 29 |
Jacques Bongars, French scholar and diplomat (b. 1554) |
Aug 4 |
Hugh Broughton, English scholar (b. 1549) |
Aug 9 |
Ottavio M Frangipani, Pope elect, dies |
Aug 12 |
Giovanni Gabrieli, Italian composer (Madrigali), dies at about 60 |
Sep 9 |
Nakagawa Hidenari, Japanese warlord (b. 1570) |
Sep 12 |
Tsar Vasili IV of Russia (b. 1552) |
Sep 27 |
Piotr Skarga, Polish theology/PM (Sanctity of Life), dies at 76 |
Sep 30 |
Ercole Bottrigari, composer, dies at 81 |
Oct 7 |
Menso Alting, Dutch reformed vicar/theologist, dies at 70 |
Nov 20 |
John Harington, English writer (b. 1561) |
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