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- February – John Gerard (John Gerarde), English botanist and author of herbal (born c. 1545)
- March 16 – Thomas Holland, English theologian and Bible translator (born 1539)
- April 11 – Emanuel van Meteren, Flemish historian (born 1535)[19]
- June 1 – Carlos Félix, 6-year-old son of Lope de Vega.[20]
- July 29 – Jacques Bongars, French diplomat and scholar (born 1554)[21]
- August 4 – Hugh Broughton, English Biblical scholar (born 1549)
- September – Giovanni de' Bardi, Italian music theorist and critic (born 1534)
- September 24 – Johannes Lippius, German theologian, philosopher, composer, and music theorist (born 1585)[22]
- September 27 – Piotr Skarga (Piotr Poweski), Polish hagiographer (born 1536)[23]
- October 7 – Giovanni Battista Guarini, Italian poet (born 1538)[24]
- November 20 – Sir John Harington, English courtier, writer and inventor of flush toilet (born 1560)[25]
Chambers, E. K. (1923). The Elizabethan Stage. Vol. 3. Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 387.
Strong, Roy (1986). Henry, Prince of Wales and England's Lost Renaissance. London: Pimlico.