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Jan 16th
– François de Vendôme, duke of Beaufort (d. 1669)
– Matthias de l'Obel, Flemish physician and botanist (b. 1538)
– Francis Beaumont, English playwright (b. 1584)
Apr 22nd
– Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright (b. 1547)
May 24th
– John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale, Scottish politician, Secretary of State, Scotland (d. 1682)
– Samuel de Champlain returns to Quebec.
Jul 25th
– Andreas Libavius, German physician and chemist (b. 1550)
Jul 31st
– Roger Wilbraham, Solicitor-General for Ireland (b. 1553)
– John Pitts, English priest and scholar (b. 1560)
– Ahmad Ibn al-Qadi, Moroccan writer, judge and mathematician (b. 1552)