Tycho Brahe (1546-1601)
Dec 14 Danish astronomer (set new standards for astronomical observations), born in Knudstrup, Scania, Denmark
- Dec 22 Kuroda Yoshitaka, Japanese daimyō, born in Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan (d. 1604)
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