Notable Deaths - 1616
1616 Deaths
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 6 |
Philip Henslowe, English theatrical entrepreneur (bc. 1550) |
Feb 12 |
John Drusius, of Driesschen, Flemish Hebraist, dies at 65 |
Mar 6 |
Francis Beaumont, Elizabethan playwright, dies (birth date unknown) |
Apr 23 |
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Spanish writer (Don Quixote), dies at 69 |
Apr 23 |
William Shakespeare, English poet and playwright (b. 1564) (Julian calendar) dies aged 52 |
Apr 23 |
El Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, Peruvian writer (b. 1539) |
Apr 23 |
Miguel de Cervantes y Saavedra, Don Quixote |
Apr 23 |
William Shakespeare, Romeo + Juliet |
Jun 1 |
Tokugawa Ieyasu (b. 1543) |
Jun 12 |
Cornelis F Schuyt, Dutch organist/composer (Madrigalen), dies |
Jul 20 |
Hugh O'Neill, 3rd Earl of Tyrone, Irish soldier |
Jul 25 |
Andreas Libavius, German alchemist, dies |
Aug 7 |
Vincenzo Scamozzi, Ital architect (Procurazie Nuove, Venice), dies |
Aug 8 |
Cornelis Ketel, Dutch portrait painter/poet, buried at 68 |
Aug 26 |
Johan van de Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC), dies at 66 |
Aug 31 |
Gemignano Capilupi, composer, dies at 43 |
Oct 10 |
Maria van Nassau, countess of Buren, dies at 60 |
Oct 17 |
John Pitts, Catholic scholar and writer. (b. 1560) |
Oct 23 |
Leonhard Hutter, German theologian (b. 1563) |
Nov 23 |
Richard Hakluyt, English writer (b. 1552) |
Dec 10 |
Diogo do Couto, Portuguese historian/archivist of Goa, dies at 74 |
Dec 31 |
Jacques Le Maire, pirate/explorer (Lemaire Strait), dies at 31 |
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