prelate, Bishop of Bergamo (1664–1697) (b. 1615) January 12 – Andrzej Stech, Polish painter (b. 1635) January 16 – Fortunato Ilario Carafa della Spina, Roman Catholic cardinal (b. 1630) January 26 – Georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (b. 1640) January 28 – John Fenwick, English conspirator (b. c. 1645) January 31 – Anthony Horneck, German clergyman and scholar (b. 1641) February 4 – Adrien de Wignacourt, 63rd Prince and Grand Master of the Order of Malta from 1690 to 1697 (b. 1618) February 5 – Esaias Fleischer, Danish priest (b. 1633) February 11 – Georg Händel, German musician (b. 1622) February 16 – Bernardino Plastina, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Oppido Mamertina (b. 1645) February 17 – Francis Dane, American colonial priest (b. 1615) March 1 – Francesco Redi, Italian physician (b. 1626) March 12 – Gaspar de la Cerda, 8th Count of Galve, viceroy of New Spain (b. 1653) March 17 – Þórður Þorláksson, Icelandic bishop (b. 1637) March 19 – Nicolaus Bruhns, German organist and composer (b. 1665) March 23 – William Child, English composer and organist (b. 1606) March 26 – Godfrey McCulloch, Scottish politician and murderer (executed) (b. 1640) March 27 – Simon Bradstreet, English colonial magistrate (b. 1604) April–June April 1 – Giyesu, Chinese prince (b. 1646) April 4 – Andrea Carlone, Italian painter (b. 1626) April 5 – King Charles XI of Sweden, King of Sweden from 1660 to 1697 (b. 1655) April 8 – Niels Juel, Danish admiral (b. 1629) April 14 – Custodio do Pinho, Roman Catholic prelate, Titular Bishop of Hierapolis in Isauria (b. 1638) May 2 – Simon Henry, Count of Lippe, ruling Count of Lippe-Detmold (b. 1639) May 8 – Sir Richard Temple, 3rd Baronet, English Member of Parliament (b. 1634) May 9 – Ildefonso Vargas y Abarca, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Comayagua (b. 1633) May 12 – Francesco Maria Moles, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Nola (b. 1638) May 22 – Louise Boyer, French courtier (b. 1632) May 24 – Johann Adolf I, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels, German duke (b. 1649) June 3 – Silvius II Frederick, Duke of Württemberg-Oels (b. 1651) June 7 – John Aubrey, English writer and antiquarian (b. 1626) June 10 – Francis Pemberton, English judge, Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench (b. 1624) June 12 – Ann Baynard, English natural philosopher (b. 1672) June 18 – Gregorio Barbarigo, Italian Catholic saint (b. 1625)