| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 7 |
Nicholas Hilliard, English painter (bc. 1547) |
Feb 3 |
Henry Brooke, 11th Baron Cobham, English conspirator (b. 1564) |
Feb 9 |
Lucilio Vanini, Italian philosopher (b. 1585) |
Mar 1 |
Thomas Campion, English physician/composer/poet (Poemata), dies at 53 |
Mar 2 |
Anne of Denmark, daughter of Danish king Frederik II, dies at 44 |
Mar 13 |
Richard Burbage, English actor (Shakespeare), dies |
Mar 20 |
Matthias II, Holy Roman Catholic emperor (1611-19), dies |
Apr 10 |
Thomas Jones, Archbishop of Dublin (b. c1550) |
Apr 16 |
Denijs Calvaert/Caluwaert, [Dionisio Fiamingo], Flemish painter, dies |
May 13 |
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, lands advocate, beheaded |
Jul 2 |
Olivier de Serres, French farming pioneer (silkworms), dies |
Jul 22 |
Lawrence of Brindisi, Italian monk (b. 1559) |
Aug 15 |
Miriam Bella, head of Jewish community of Kraków, dies |
Aug 30 |
Shimazu Yoshihiro, Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1535) |
Sep 25 |
Francesco Soto de Langa, composer, dies |
Sep 29 |
Hans Lippershey, credited inventor of the telescope, buried aged 48 or 49 |
Oct 14 |
Samuel Daniel, English poet (b. 1562) |
Nov 13 |
Ludovico Carracci, Italian painter (b. 1555) |
Dec 23 |
Johan Sigismund, elector of Brandenburg/duke of Prussia, dies at 47 |
Dec 29 |
Antoine Arnauld, French lawyer (Philippica), dies |
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