- 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
- 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]
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