Jan 2 William Smyth, English bishop & statesman, dies at ~54
Jan 9 Anna Duchess of Brittany, heir to the Duchy of Brittany, only woman to be French Consort Queen twice - to Charles VIII (1483-98), and Louis XII (1499-1514), dies of a kidney stone attack at 36
Mar 11 Donato Bramante, Italian architect (b. 1444)
Jun 25 Berta Jacobsdr [Suster Bertken], Dutch hermit, dies at 87
Nov 28 Hartmann Skull, German physician/historian (Skull's Liederbuch), dies
Dec 4 Richard Hunne, English "heretic", commits suicide(?)