- Jan 9 Johan Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg (1486-99), dies at 43
- Apr 29 John IV, Dutch army leader, Earl of Egmond, dies
- Jul 22 Neithart Fox [Jonker Fox], German passage leader, slain in battle
- Oct 1 Marsilio Ficino, Italian philosopher (b. 1433)
- Nov 28 Edward Plantagenet, English, 17th Count of Warwick, last Plantagenet heir, beheaded for treason at 24