- May 11 Matteo Ricci, Italian Jesuit missionary (China), dies at 57
Henry IV of France
May 14 Henry IV, 1st Bourbon King of Navarra (1572-1610) and France (1589-1610), assassinated at 56
May 14 Henry IV, 1st Bourbon King of Navarra (1572-1610) and France (1589-1610), assassinated at 56