Famous Deaths Happened In 1616

Jan 06 Philip Henslowe, English theatrical entrepreneur (bc. 1550) died on this day in history.  

Feb 12 On this day in history john Drusius, of Driesschen, Flemish Hebraist, dies at 65  

Mar 06 In the year 1616 francis Beaumont, Elizabethan playwright, dies (birth date unknown)  

Apr 23 Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Spanish writer (Don Quixote), dies at 69 on this day in history.  

Jun 01 On this day in history death of tokugawa Ieyasu (b. 1543)  

Jun 12 On this day in history cornelis F Schuyt, Dutch organist/composer (Madrigalen), dies  

Jul 20 Hugh O'Neill, 3rd Earl of Tyrone, Irish soldier died on this day in history.  

Jul 25 Andreas Libavius, German alchemist, dies on this day in history.  

Aug 07 Vincenzo Scamozzi, Ital architect (Procurazie Nuove, Venice), dies on this day in history.  

Aug 08 Cornelis Ketel, Dutch portrait painter/poet, buried at 68 died on this day in history.  

Aug 26 Johan van de Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Aug 31 Gemignano Capilupi, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.  

Oct 10 Maria van Nassau, countess of Buren, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Oct 17 In the year 1616 death of john Pitts, Catholic scholar and writer. (b. 1560)  

Oct 23 On this day in history death of leonhard Hutter, German theologian (b. 1563)  

Nov 23 On this day in history death of richard Hakluyt, English writer (b. 1552)  

Dec 10 On this day in history diogo do Couto, Portuguese historian/archivist of Goa, dies at 74  

Dec 31 On this day in history jacques Le Maire, pirate/explorer (Lemaire Strait), dies at 31  

Jan 13 Antoinette Bourignon, Flemish mystic/French religious fanatic was born on this day in history.  

Jan 16 On this day in history birth of françois de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort, French soldier (d. 1669)  

Jan 30 William Sancroft, Archbishop (Canterbury) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 19 On this day in history birth of jacques de Saint-Luc, composer  

Feb 28 In the year 1616 birth of kaspar Forster, composer  

Mar 06 Malachias Siebenhaar, composer was born in the year 1616.  

Mar 29 On this day in history birth of johann Erasmus Kindermann, composer  

May 19 On this day in history birth of johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer