Famous Deaths Happened In 1679

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

Jan 14 Jacques de Billy, French mathematician (b. 1602) died in the year 1679.  

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

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

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 on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history death of jean-Francius Miller, painter, buried  

Jun 15 Guillaume Courtois, French painter (b. 1628) died on this day in history.  

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

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

Jul 11 William Chamberlayne, English poet (b. 1619) died in the year 1679.  

Aug 06 John Snell, English royalist (b. 1629) died on this day in history.  

Aug 20 Jacob Alting, Dutch theologist, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Aug 24 Jean François Paul de Gondi, cardinal de Retz, French churchman and agitator (b. 1614) died on this day in history.  

Sep 17 Juan Jose of Austrian, Spanish gen/gov of Netherlands, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1679.  

Oct 24 In the year 1679 barent Avercamp, Dutch landscape painter, dies at about 66  

Oct 26 Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, British soldier, statesman, and dramatist (b. 1621) died on this day in history.  

Nov 30 On this day in history pieter van Schooten, Dutch mathematician/fort architect, dies at 45  

Dec 04 Thomas Hobbes, English philosopher (b. 1588) died on this day in history.  

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

Dec 20 On this day in history johan Maurits, count of Nassau-Siegen, dies at 75  

Dec 26 John van de Cappelle, Amsterdam landscape painter, dies at 53 in the year 1679.  

Dec 31 Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Italian physiologist and physicist (b. 1608) died in the year 1679.  

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

Jan 19 On this day in history birth of girolamo Chiti, composer  

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

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

Feb 14 Georg Friedrich Kauffman, composer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 24 On this day in history 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.