deaths

1607

Bartholomew Gosnold, English lawyer and explorer, founded the London Company (born 1572)

Bartholomew Gosnold, English lawyer and explorer, founded the London Company (born 1572)

1605

Richard Leveson, English admiral (born c. 1570)

Richard Leveson, English admiral (born c. 1570)

1604

Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, English courtier, Lord Great Chamberlain (born 1550)

Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, English courtier, Lord Great Chamberlain (born 1550)

1604

Bernardino de Mendoza, Spanish commander and diplomat (born 1540)

Bernardino de Mendoza, Spanish commander and diplomat (born 1540)

1600

Edward Fortunatus, German nobleman (born 1565)

Edward Fortunatus, German nobleman (born 1565)

1599

Maeda Toshiie, Japanese general (born 1538)

Maeda Toshiie, Japanese general (born 1538)

1588

Mimar Sinan, Ottoman architect and engineer, designed the Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque and Süleymaniye Mosque (born 1489)

Mimar Sinan, Ottoman architect and engineer, designed the Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque and Süleymaniye Mosque (born 1489)

1588

Robert Crowley, English minister and poet (born 1517)

Robert Crowley, English minister and poet (born 1517)

1582

Oda Nobunaga, Japanese warlord (born 1534)

Oda Nobunaga, Japanese warlord (born 1534)

1582

Akechi Mitsuhide, Japanese samurai and warlord (born 1528)

Akechi Mitsuhide, Japanese samurai and warlord (born 1528)

1581

James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, Scottish soldier and politician, Lord Chancellor of Scotland (born 1525)

James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, Scottish soldier and politician, Lord Chancellor of Scotland (born 1525)

1581

Peder Skram, Danish admiral and politician (born 1503)

Peder Skram, Danish admiral and politician (born 1503)

1580

Albrecht Giese, Polish-German politician and diplomat (born 1524)

Albrecht Giese, Polish-German politician and diplomat (born 1524)

1579

Hatano Hideharu, Japanese warlord (born 1541)

Hatano Hideharu, Japanese warlord (born 1541)

1578

Uesugi Kenshin, Japanese samurai and warlord (born 1530)

Uesugi Kenshin, Japanese samurai and warlord (born 1530)

1577

Thomas Smith, English scholar and diplomat (born 1513)

Thomas Smith, English scholar and diplomat (born 1513)

1574

Ebussuud Efendi, Turkish lawyer and jurist (born 1490)

Ebussuud Efendi, Turkish lawyer and jurist (born 1490)

1572

Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk (born 1536)

Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk (born 1536)

1572

Miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish navigator and politician, 1st Governor-General of the Philippines (born 1502)

Miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish navigator and politician, 1st Governor-General of the Philippines (born 1502)

1572

Gaspard II de Coligny, French admiral (born 1519)

Gaspard II de Coligny, French admiral (born 1519)