- 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, Italian 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
Samuel de Champlain
Dec 25 Samuel de Champlain, French explorer and founder of Quebec City, dies of a stroke at 61
