- Feb 13 Georg R Weckerlin, German poet, dies at 50
- Mar 3 Philips de l'Espinoy, historian/mayor of Ghent, dies
- Mar 19 Pieter Christiaensz Bor, Dutch historian, dies
- Mar 24 Jacques Callot, French cartoonist/engraver, dies at about 42
- Mar 27 Robert Naunton, English politician (b. 1563)
- Apr 13 Fakhr-al-Din II, Druze Prince of Lebanon, dies at 62
- Apr 25 Alessandro Tassoni, Italian political writer (Rape of Bucket), dies at 69
- Jul 22 Pietro Antonio Tamburini, composer, dies at 45
- Aug 7 Friedrich von Spee, German writer (b. 1591)
- Aug 17 Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna, dies at 48
- Aug 27 Lope Félix de Vega Carpio, Spanish playwright and poet (Angelica, Arcadia), dies at 72
- Sep 6 Adrian Metius, Dutch astronomer and fort architect, dies at 63
- Nov 2 Aurelio Signoretti, Italian composer, dies at 68
- Dec 1 Melchior Teschner, German composer, dies at 51
Samuel de Champlain
Dec 25 Samuel de Champlain, French explorer and founder of Quebec City, dies of a stroke at 61
Samuel de Champlain