Famous Deaths Happened In 1616

Jan 06 Philip henslowe: English theatrical entrepreneur (bc. 1550)  

Feb 12 John drusius: Of driesschen, flemish hebraist,  

Mar 06 Francis beaumont: Elizabethan playwright,  

Apr 23 Miguel de cervantes saavedra: Spanish writer (don quixote),  

Jun 01 Tokugawa ieyasu: Tokugawa ieyasu (b. 1543)  

Jun 12 Cornelis f schuyt: Dutch organist/composer (madrigalen),  

Jul 20 Hugh o'neill: 3rd earl of tyrone, irish soldier  

Jul 25 Andreas libavius: German alchemist,  

Aug 07 Vincenzo scamozzi: Ital architect (procurazie nuove, venice),  

Aug 08 Cornelis ketel: Dutch portrait painter/poet, buried at 68  

Aug 26 Johan van de veeken: Merchant/co-founder (voc),  

Aug 31 Gemignano capilupi: Composer,  

Oct 10 Maria van nassau: Countess of buren,  

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,  

Dec 31 Jacques le maire: Pirate/explorer (lemaire strait),  

Jan 13 Antoinette bourignon: Flemish mystic/french religious fanatic  

Jan 16 François de vendôme: Duc de beaufort, french soldier  

Jan 30 William sancroft: Archbishop (canterbury)  

Feb 19 Jacques de saint-luc: Composer  

Feb 28 Kaspar forster: Composer  

Mar 06 Malachias siebenhaar: Composer  

Mar 29 Johann erasmus kindermann: Composer  

May 19 Johann jacob froberger: German singer/organist/composer