Historical Events In 1679

Jan 05   In the year 1679 pietro Filippo Scarlotti, composer   

Jan 08   In the year 1679 explorer and fur trader Cavalier de La Salle reaches Niagara Falls; one of his boats is wrecked on Lake Ontario on this day.   

Jan 09   Werner Fabricius, composer, dies at 45 in the year 1679.   

Jan 19   On this day in history girolamo Chiti, composer   

Jan 24   On this day in history christian von Wolff, German philosopher   

Jan 24   King Charles II disbands English parliament on this day in history.   

Jan 27   In the year 1679 jean-Francois de Troy, French painter   

Jan 31   Jean-Baptiste Lully's opera "Bellerophon," premieres in Paris in the year 1679.   

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

Feb 05   In the year 1679 german emperor Leopold I signs peace with France   

Feb 05   On this day in history joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91   

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

Feb 24   On this day in history domenico Natale Sarro, Italian opera composer   

Mar 27   On this day in history abraham Mignon, Dutch still life painter, dies at 38   

Apr 03   Edmund Halley meets Johannes Hevelius in Danzig on this day in history.   

Apr 17   John van Kessel, Flemish painter, dies at 53 in the year 1679.   

Apr 18   In the year 1679 hofmannswaldau, writer, dies   

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

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

May 14   Peder [Nielsen] Horrebow, Danish astronomer on this day in history.   

May 27   Habeaus Corpus Act (no false arrest & imprisonment) passes in UK in the year 1679.   

Jun 01   Battle at Bothwell Bridge on Clyde: Duke of Monmouth beats Scottish on this day in history.   

Jun 01   Johan Runius, Swedish poet (Dudaim) on this day in history.   

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

Jun 27   Pablo Bruna, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

Jul 02   In the year 1679 europeans first visit Minnesota and see headwaters of Mississippi in an expedition led by Daniel Greysolon de Du Luth.   

Jul 08   Samuel J Columbus, Swedish poet (Odae Sveticae), dies on this day in history.   

Jul 12   On this day in history britain's King Charles II ratified Habeas Corpus Act   

Aug 20   In the year 1679 jacob Alting, Dutch theologist, dies at 60   

Sep 01   Great Plague of Vienna in Austria killing 76,000 people in the year 1679.   

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

Sep 18   New Hampshire becomes a county Massachusetts Bay Colony in the year 1679.   

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

Sep 28   Mihael Omerza, composer on this day in history.   

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Jan 05   Pietro Filippo Scarlotti, composer was born in the year 1679.   

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

Jan 24   Christian von Wolff, German philosopher was born in the year 1679.   

Jan 27   In the year 1679 birth of jean-Francois de Troy, French painter   

Feb 14   On this day in history birth of georg Friedrich Kauffman, composer   

Feb 24   Domenico Natale Sarro, Italian opera composer was born in the year 1679.   

Mar 18   Matthew Decker, English merchant and writer (d. 1759) was born on this day in history.   

May 12   Giovanni Antonio Ricieri, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 09   Werner Fabricius, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 03   Jan Havicksz Steen, Dutch painter (St Nicolas Feast), dies at 53 in the year 1679.   

Feb 05   Joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91 on this day in history.   

Mar 16   John Leverett, Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1616) died on this day in history.   

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

Mar 27   In the year 1679 abraham Mignon, Dutch still life painter, dies at 38   

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