Famous Deaths Happened In 1616

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

Feb 12 John Drusius, of Driesschen, Flemish Hebraist, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Mar 06 On this day in history 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 Cornelis F Schuyt, Dutch organist/composer (Madrigalen), dies on this day in history.  

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

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

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 in the year 1616.  

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

Aug 31 Gemignano Capilupi, composer, dies at 43 in the year 1616.  

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

Oct 17 On this day in history death of john Pitts, Catholic scholar and writer. (b. 1560)  

Oct 23 Leonhard Hutter, German theologian (b. 1563) died on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1616 jacques Le Maire, pirate/explorer (Lemaire Strait), dies at 31  

Jan 13 In the year 1616 birth of antoinette Bourignon, Flemish mystic/French religious fanatic  

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 in the year 1616.  

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

Feb 28 Kaspar Forster, composer was born in the year 1616.  

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

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

May 19 In the year 1616 birth of johann Jacob Froberger, German singer/organist/composer