Famous Deaths Happened In 1616

Jan 06 Philip Henslowe, English theatrical entrepreneur (bc. 1550) died in the year 1616.  

Feb 12 In the year 1616 john Drusius, of Driesschen, Flemish Hebraist, dies at 65  

Mar 06 Francis Beaumont, Elizabethan playwright, dies (birth date unknown) on this day in history.  

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

Jun 01 Tokugawa Ieyasu (b. 1543) died in the year 1616.  

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

Jul 20 On this day in history death of hugh O'Neill, 3rd Earl of Tyrone, Irish soldier  

Jul 25 Andreas Libavius, German alchemist, dies in the year 1616.  

Aug 07 Vincenzo Scamozzi, Ital architect (Procurazie Nuove, Venice), dies in the year 1616.  

Aug 08 On this day in history death of cornelis Ketel, Dutch portrait painter/poet, buried at 68  

Aug 26 In the year 1616 johan van de Veeken, merchant/co-founder (VOC), dies at 66  

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

Oct 10 On this day in history maria van Nassau, countess of Buren, dies at 60  

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

Oct 23 Leonhard Hutter, German theologian (b. 1563) died in the year 1616.  

Nov 23 Richard Hakluyt, English writer (b. 1552) died on this day in history.  

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

Dec 31 Jacques Le Maire, pirate/explorer (Lemaire Strait), dies at 31 in the year 1616.  

Jan 13 Antoinette Bourignon, Flemish mystic/French religious fanatic was born in the year 1616.  

Jan 16 François de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort, French soldier (d. 1669) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 30 William Sancroft, Archbishop (Canterbury) was born in the year 1616.  

Feb 19 Jacques de Saint-Luc, composer was born in the year 1616.  

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

Mar 06 On this day in history birth of malachias Siebenhaar, composer  

Mar 29 Johann Erasmus Kindermann, composer was born in the year 1616.  

May 19 Johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer was born on this day in history.