(born 1554), Hungarian lyric poet August 15 (bur.) – Thomas Kyd (born 1558), English dramatist and poet November 29 – Alonso de Ercilla (born 1533), Spanish See also Poetry 16th century in poetry 16th century in literature Dutch Renaissance and Golden Age literature Elizabethan literature English Madrigal School French Renaissance literature Renaissance literature Spanish Renaissance literature University Wits Notes 16th-century poetry Poetry