Thomas Kyd
Jul 16 Thomas Kyd, English dramatist (The Spanish Tragedy), dies at 35
- Jul 24 John Boste, Catholic saint and martyr (b. 1544)
- Oct 16 William Allen, English cardinal/founder seminary of Douai, dies at 62
- Nov 22 Martin Frobisher, English privateer, explorer (Canada) and later vice-admiral who helped defeat the Spanish Armada, dies aged between 55 and 59
- Dec 5 Gerardus Mercator, Flemish philosopher/cartographer, dies at 82