empress consort and Urdu poet March – Lupercio Leonardo de Argensola, (born 1559), Spanish playwright and poet April 6–9 – Natshinnaung (born (1578), Toungoo prince, poet and musician (executed) August 22 – Dominicus Baudius (born 1561), Dutch Neo-Latin poet, scholar and historian September 15 – Sir Thomas Overbury (born 1581), English poet and essayist (probably poisoned by Frances Howard, Countess of Somerset) October 9 – Henry Constable (born 1562), English Catholic polemicist and poet October 22 – Mathurin Régnier (born 1573), French satirical poet; nephew of Philippe Desportes November 16 – Trajano Boccalini (born 1556), Italian satirical poet Also: Govindadasa (born 1535), Bengali Vaishnava poet known for his body of devotional songs addressed to Krishna Phùng Khắc Khoan (born 1528), Vietnamese military strategist, politician, diplomat and poet Dinko Zlatarić (born 1558), Croatian poet and translator See also Poetry 17th century in poetry 17th century in literature Notes 17th-century poetry Poetry