Philips of Marnix, Lord of Saint-Aldegonde, Dutch writer and statesman (b. 1538) December 16 – Yi Sun-sin, Korean naval leader (b. 1545) December 31 – Heinrich Rantzau, German humanist writer, astrologer, and astrological writer (b. 1526) date unknown Abdulla Khan, Uzbek/Turkoman ruler Teodora Ginés, Dominican musician and composer (b. c. 1530) Nicolas Pithou, French lawyer and author (b. 1524) References