6th February » Aldus Manutius, Italian publisher, founded the Aldine Press (b. 1449)
2nd December » Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, Spanish general (b. 1453)
16th December » Afonso de Albuquerque, Portuguese admiral and politician, 3rd List of governors of Portuguese India e.g Viceroy of Portuguese India (b. 1453)