Famous Deaths In 1679

Jan 09 In the year 1679 werner Fabricius, composer, dies at 45

Jan 14 In the year 1679 death of jacques de Billy, French mathematician (b. 1602)

Feb 03 In the year 1679 jan Havicksz Steen, Dutch painter (St Nicolas Feast), dies at 53

Feb 05 In the year 1679 joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91

Mar 16 In the year 1679 death of john Leverett, Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1616)

Mar 26 Johannes Schefferus, Alsatian-born humanist (b. 1621) died in the year 1679.

Mar 27 Abraham Mignon, Dutch still life painter, dies at 38 on this day in history.

Apr 17 John van Kessel, Flemish painter, dies at 53 on this day in history.

Apr 18 Hofmannswaldau, writer, dies on this day in history.

May 01 In the year 1679 esaias Reusner, composer, dies at 43

May 03 James Sharp, English archbishop (assassinated) (b. 1613) died in the year 1679.

May 26 In the year 1679 death of ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (b. 1636)

Jun 03 Jean-Francius Miller, painter, buried died in the year 1679.

Jun 15 In the year 1679 death of guillaume Courtois, French painter (b. 1628)

Jun 27 Pablo Bruna, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1679.

Jul 08 On this day in history samuel J Columbus, Swedish poet (Odae Sveticae), dies

Jul 11 William Chamberlayne, English poet (b. 1619) died on this day in history.

Aug 06 On this day in history death of john Snell, English royalist (b. 1629)

Aug 20 On this day in history jacob Alting, Dutch theologist, dies at 60

Aug 24 Jean François Paul de Gondi, cardinal de Retz, French churchman and agitator (b. 1614) died in the year 1679.

Sep 17 On this day in history juan Jose of Austrian, Spanish gen/gov of Netherlands, dies at 50

Sep 20 On this day in history cornelis Evertsen the Young, vice-admiral of Zealand, dies at 51

Oct 12 William Gurnall, English writer (b. 1617) died on this day in history.

Oct 24 Barent Avercamp, Dutch landscape painter, dies at about 66 on this day in history.

Oct 26 In the year 1679 death of roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, British soldier, statesman, and dramatist (b. 1621)

Nov 30 In the year 1679 pieter van Schooten, Dutch mathematician/fort architect, dies at 45

Dec 04 In the year 1679 death of thomas Hobbes, English philosopher (b. 1588)

Dec 17 On this day in history don Juan, ruler of Spain, dies

Dec 20 Johan Maurits, count of Nassau-Siegen, dies at 75 on this day in history.

Dec 26 John van de Cappelle, Amsterdam landscape painter, dies at 53 on this day in history.

Dec 31 On this day in history death of giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Italian physiologist and physicist (b. 1608)

Jan 05 Pietro Filippo Scarlotti, composer was born on this day in history.

Jan 19 In the year 1679 birth of girolamo Chiti, composer

Jan 24 In the year 1679 birth of christian von Wolff, German philosopher

Jan 27 Jean-Francois de Troy, French painter was born in the year 1679.

Feb 14 Georg Friedrich Kauffman, composer was born in the year 1679.

Feb 24 In the year 1679 birth of domenico Natale Sarro, Italian opera composer

Mar 18 On this day in history birth of matthew Decker, English merchant and writer (d. 1759)

May 12 Giovanni Antonio Ricieri, composer was born in the year 1679.