Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-1587)
Feb 8 Queen of Scots [Mary Stuart], Queen of Scotland (1560-87), beheaded at 44
- Mar 30 Ralph Sadler, English statesman (b. 1507)
- Apr 8 John Foxe, English writer and martyrologist (Foxe's Book of Martyrs), dies (b. 1516)
- Apr 18 John Foxe, English historian (Book of Martyrs), dies
- May 18 Felix van Cantalice, Italian saint, dies at 72
- Aug 14 Gugliemo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat (1550-87), dies at 49
- Oct 19 Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1541)
Assassination
Car Crash
Hanging
Killed in Action
Plane Crash
Poisoning