| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Feb 1 |
Edward Coke, Mileham Norfolk, jurist/politician (defended common law) |
Feb 8 |
Agrippa d'Aubigné, French poet and soldier (d. 1630) |
Feb 19 |
Melchior Klesl, Austrian cardinal and statesman (d. 1630) |
Feb 28 |
Jost/Jobst Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker and mathematician (d. 1632) |
Apr 15 |
Pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician (d. 1626) |
Jun 18 |
Gabriello Chiabrera, Italian poet (d. 1637) |
Jul 18 |
Rudolf II, of Habsburg, emperor of Germany (1576-1612) |
Aug 14 |
Fra Paolo Sarpi, [Paulus Venetus], expert/philosopher |
Aug 24 |
Lavinia Fontana, Italian painter (d. 1614) |
Sep 17 |
Paul V, [Camillo Borghese], Italy, Pope (1605-21) |
Oct 6 |
Matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China) |
Dec 30 |
Simon Forman, English occultist and astrologer (d. 1611) |
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