Chronology of Notable Deaths

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Last updated: 2023 December 20.


1600

February 15
  • José the Acosta Spanish missionary (Peru), dies at age 59. [1]
December 12
  • John Craig Scottish church reformer/James VI's court vicar, dies. [1]

1601

February 25
  • Earl of Essex executed for treason in revolt against Queen Elizabeth. [1]
October 13
  • Tycho Brahe greatest naked-eye observer, dies in Prague. [1]
October 24
  • Tycho Brahe astronomer, dies in Prague at age 54. [1]

1602

February 3
  • Paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer, dies at age 62. [1]
February 13
  • Alexander Nowell English churchman, dean of Saint Paul's, dies. [1]
February 25
  • Everard van Reyd Dutch historian, dies at about age 51. [1]

1603

January 5
  • Pieter Adriaansz van der Werff mayor of Lead, dies at age 73. [1]
March 24
  • Elizabeth I Tudor [Maiden Queen] English queen (1558-1603), dies at age 69. [1] [419.70]
December 10
  • William Gilbert Queen Elizabeth's physician, dies at age 59. [1]
December 22
  • Mehmed III sultan of Turkey (1595-1603), dies at age 37. [1]
December 27
  • Thomas Cartwright English Presbyterian publicist, dies at about age 68. [1]

1604

February 29
  • John Whitgift Archbishop of Canterbury (1583-1604), dies at about age 74. [1]
April 4
  • Thomas Churchyard poet/pamphleteer, dies. [1]

1605

February 19
  • Orazio Tiberio Vecchi composer, dies at age 54. [1]

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March 5
  • Clement VIII [Ippolito Aldofireini], Pope (1592-1605), dies at age 69. [1]
March 17
  • Pieter Bast [Bastius], Dutch engraver/cartographer, dies at about age 34. [1]
April 6
  • John Stow British historian, dies. [1]
April 15
  • Boris Godunov tsar of Russia (1598-1605), dies. [1]
April 27
  • Leo XI [Alessandro O de' Medici] Italian Pope (1605), dies at age 69. [1]
May 4
  • Ulisse Aldrovandi Italian biologist/medical, dies at age 82. [1]

1606

January 28
  • Carolus Gallus [Karel de Haan], Dutch lawyer/pastor/vicar, dies at age 85. [1]
January 31
  • Guy Fawkes, convicted in the "Gunpowder Plot" in England, is executed at age 35. [1] [1786.27]
March 23
  • Justus Lipsius [Joost Lips], Dutch classic philologist, dies at age 58. [1]
May 3
  • Death of Henry Garnett by head chopped off; English Jesuit implicated in the Gunpowder Plot. [1428.93]
May 17
  • Forges Dimitri czar of Russia (1605-06), murdered. [1]

1607

February 23
  • Herman Herbertsz vicar, dies at about age 60. [1]
April 15
  • Cornelius Kilianus Flemish translator/poet, dies at about age 78. [1]
April 25
  • Don Juan Alvarez Spanish Admiral (Gibraltar), dies in battle. [1]
  • Jacob van Heemskerck Dutch Admiral (Nova Zambia), dies in battle. [1]

1609

January 21
  • Death of Joseph Justus Scaliger at age 68 in Holland; born 1540, French inventor of "Julian Period", founder of science of historical chronology, author of De emendatione temporum (1583) and Thesaurus temporum (1606). [1] [697.583]
February 7
  • Ferdinand I cardinal/ruler of Toscane, dies. [1]
February 28
  • Paul Sartorius composer, dies at age 39. [1]
March 25
  • Johan Willem duke of Jülich/Cleef/Mark/Mountain/Ravensberg, dies. [1]
July 20
  • Federico Zuccari Italian Mannerist painter, dies (birth date unknown). [1]

1610

April 15
  • Johan van Duivenoorde mister of Warmond, dies at about age 62. [1]
April 18
  • Robert Parsons English jesuit leader/plotter, dies at age 63. [1]
May 11
  • Matteo Ricci Italian missionary (China), dies. [1]
May 14
  • Henry IV first Bourbon-king of France (1572, 89-1610), murdered at age 56. [1]
September 19
  • Death of Friedrich IV in Heidelberg; elector of Rhineland-Pfalz. [37]
December 11
  • Forges Dimitri #2 czar of Russia, murdered. [1]

1611

February 8
  • Jan H Van Linschoten traveller/writer (Reys-Gheschrift), dies. [1]
October 30
  • Sweden's King Karl IX dies at Nyköping. [7]

1612

January 4
  • Henry L Spieghel Dutch merchant/writer, dies at age 62. [1]
January 20
  • Death of Rudolf II von Habsburg at age 59; emperor of Germany (1576-1612), king of Bohemia, Holy Roman Emperor. [1] [1786.27]
January 28
  • Thomas Bodley diplomat/founder (Bodleian Library), dies. [1]
February 6
  • Christopher Clavius calendar reformer, dies (birth date unknown). [1]
February 17
  • Ernst of Bayern prince/bishop of Luik/archbishop of Cologne, dies at age 57. [1]
  • Jodocus Hondius Flemish cartoonist/mathematician, dies at age 48. [1]
March 14
  • Philip Galle Flemish engraver, dies at about age 74. [1]
April 18
  • Emanuel Van Meteren merchant/historian, dies. [1]
May 24
  • Robert Cecil first Earl of Salisbury/Prime Minister (1598-1612), dies at age 48. [1]

1614

April 7
  • El Greco Spanish painter (View of Toledo), dies (birth date unknown). [1]
May 3
  • Sasbout Vosmeer Roman Catholic theologist/apostole vicar, dies at age 66. [1]
December 19
  • Melchior Bischoff composer, dies at age 67. [1]

1615

March 6
  • Pieter Both Dutch Admiral/first Governor-General (East Indies, 1609-14), drowns. [1]

1616

February 12
  • John Drusius of Driesschen, Flemish Hebraist, dies at age 65. [1]
March 6
  • Francis Beaumont Elizabethan dramatist, dies (birth date unknown). [1]
April 23
  • Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Spanish writer (Don Quixote), dies at age 69. [1] [5]
  • William Shakespeare, English author (Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet), dies on his 52nd birthday, in Stratford-on-Avon, England. [1] [5] [129]
July 25
  • Andreas Libavius German alchemist, dies. [1]
December 10
  • Diogo do Couto Portuguese historian/archivist of Goa, dies at age 74. [1]
December 31
  • Jacques Le Maire, pirate/explorer (Lemaire Strait), dies at age 31. [1]

1617

January 1
  • Hendrick Goltzius Dutch painter/cartoonist/engraver, dies. [1]
January 17
  • Pieter C Bockenberg Dutch historian, dies at age 68. [1]
February 4
  • Louis Elsevier Dutch publisher, dies at about age 76. [1]
February 6
  • Prosper Alpinus Italian physician/botanist, dies at age 63. [1]
February 9
  • Hans Christoph Haiden composer, dies at age 44. [1]
March 4
  • Arcangelo Crivelli composer, dies at age 70. [1]
March 20
  • Franciscus Aguilon physicist/theologist/mathematician, dies at age 50. [1]
March 21
  • Pocahontas dies. [5]
April 4
  • John Napier Scottish mathematician/inventor (logarithms), dies. [1]
April 24
  • Carlo Concino French marquis of Ancre/state advisor, murdered. [1]
May 7
  • David Fabricius German astronomer, dies at age 53. [1]

1618

February 28
  • Filips Willem Prince of Orange, dies at age 63. [1]
October 29
  • Sir Walter Raleigh is executed in London. [1]

1619

March 1
  • Thomas Campion English physician/composer/poet (Poemata), dies at age 53. [1]
March 2
  • Anne of Denmark daughter of Danish king Frederik II, dies at age 44. [1]
March 13
  • Richard Burbage English actor (Shakespeare), dies. [1]
March 20
  • Matthias II Holy Roman Catholic emperor (1611-19), dies. [1]
April 16
  • Denijs Calvaert/Caluwaert [Dionisio Fiamingo] Flemish painter, dies. [1]
May 13
  • Johan van Oldenbarnevelt lands advocate, beheaded. [1]
December 23
  • Johan Sigismund elector of Brandenburg/duke of Prussia, dies at age 47. [1]
December 29
  • Antoine Arnauld French lawyer (Philippica), dies. [1]

1620

January 17
  • Diego Alvarez de Paz Spanish missionary/writer (Peru), dies at about age 59. [1]
March 9
  • Aegidius Albertinus German writer (Lucifer's Kingdom), dies at age 59. [1]
May 31
  • Willem Louis earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies at age 59. [1]

1621

January 28
  • Paulus V [Camillo Borghese], 233rd pope (1605-21), dies at age 68. [1]
February 15
  • Michael Praetorius German composer (In Dulce Jubilo), dies at age 50. [1]
March 31
  • Felipe III King of Spain (1598-1621), dies at age 42. [1]
May 15
  • Henrick de Keyser Amsterdam's master builder, dies at age 56. [1]
December 15
  • Charles d'albert Duke of Luynes/Prime Minister of France, dies at age 43. [1]

1622

May 15
  • Peter Plancius Flemish vicar/cartographer, dies at about age 69. [1]
May 20
  • Osman II sultan of Turkey (1618-22), dies. [1]
December 28
  • François de Sales French bishop of Genèva/writer/saint, dies at age 55. [1]

1623

January 14
  • Paolo Sarpi Italian church historian/politician, dies at age 70. [1]
December 1
  • Thomas Weelkes composer, dies at age 47. [1]

1624

February 21
  • Dirck van Baburen Dutch painter (Sepulture), dies at about age 28. [1]
February 24
  • Vicente Espinel Spanish adventure/chaplain (Marcos de Obrégon), dies at age 72. [1]
December 26
  • Death of Simon Marius at age 54 in Anspach, Bavaria; astronomer (named the four largest moons of Jupiter), first to report the spiral nebula in Andromeda. [1] [37]

1625

January 13
  • Pieter Bruegel "the Older" (Bloemenbruegel), Flemish painter, dies. [1]
March 27
  • James I Stuart king of Scotland (1567)/England (1603-25), dies at age 58. [1]
April 23
  • Maurice of Nassau Prince of Orange, dies at age 57. [1]
May 18
  • Francisco Gómez de Sandoval y Rojas Spanish marquis of Denia, dies. [1]
December 9
  • Ubbo Emmius [van Embden] Frisian humanist/historian, dies at age 78. [1]

1626

January 1
  • Cornelis Pieterse Hoft Amsterdam merchant/regent, dies at age 68. [1]
January 21
  • John Dowland English musician/lyric poet (In Darkness We Dwell), dies at about age 63. [1]
February 20
  • John Dowland composer, dies. [1]
February 28
  • Cyril Tourneur English poet/dramatist, dies at about age 51. [1]
April 9
  • Francis Bacon Viscount Saint Albans, statesman, dies. [1]
October 30
  • Willebord van Roijen dutch mathematician, dies at age 35. [1]
December 15
  • Adriaen de Vries Dutch sculptor/painter, dies at about age 70. [1]

1627

March 22
  • Cornelis van Aerssen Flemish Clerk of the House, dies at about age 81. [1]
May 23
  • Luis de Góngora y Argote poet/writer, dies. [1]
May 27
  • Everhardus van Bronchorst lawyer, dies at age 73. [1]
July 4
  • Thomas Middleton Elizabethan dramatist, dies (birth date unknown). [1]
December 26
  • Gonzaga Italian monarch of Mantua/Monferrato, dies. [1]

1628

January 3
  • Francesco Maria Guaitoli composer, dies at age 64. [1]
March 12
  • John Bull thought to have composed British national anthem (God Save The King), dies. [1]

1629

January 19
  • Abbas I Shah of Persia (1588-1629), dies at age 57. [1]
January 27
  • Hieronymus Praetorius composer, dies at age 68. [1]
February 13
  • Girolamo Giacobbi composer, dies at age 61. [1]
March 16
  • Emilia of Nassau daughter of Willem of Orange, dies at age 59. [1]
April 8
  • Willem Teellinck Dutch theologist/vicar, dies at age 50. [1]
May 29
  • Arnold Baert Flemish lawyer/member of Great Council, dies at about age 74. [1]

End of 1600-1629. Next: 1630.

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