- Dec 10 Henry van Zutphen, Dutch Augustine/Luthern minister, burned to death
- Dec 11 Henry Van Zutphen, Dutch protestant martyr, burned at stake
- Dec 20 Thomas Linacre, English scholar and physician
Vasco da Gama
Dec 24 Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer and viceroy of Cochin, dies at about 55
