- Jan 13 Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg (1535-71), born in Cölln (d. 1571)
- Feb 5 Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (d. 1572)
- Sep 15 Maria, Queen of Hungary as wife of Louis II and Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands (1531-55), born in Brussels (d. 1558)