Famous Deaths Happened In 1679

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

Jan 14 Jacques de Billy, French mathematician (b. 1602) died on this day in history.  

Feb 03 Jan Havicksz Steen, Dutch painter (St Nicolas Feast), dies at 53 on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1679 death of johannes Schefferus, Alsatian-born humanist (b. 1621)  

Mar 27 Abraham Mignon, Dutch still life painter, dies at 38 in the year 1679.  

Apr 17 On this day in history john van Kessel, Flemish painter, dies at 53  

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

May 01 On this day in history esaias Reusner, composer, dies at 43  

May 03 James Sharp, English archbishop (assassinated) (b. 1613) died on this day in history.  

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 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 On this day in history death of william Chamberlayne, English poet (b. 1619)  

Aug 06 John Snell, English royalist (b. 1629) died in the year 1679.  

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

Aug 24 In the year 1679 death of jean François Paul de Gondi, cardinal de Retz, French churchman and agitator (b. 1614)  

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

Sep 20 Cornelis Evertsen the Young, vice-admiral of Zealand, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history death of roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, British soldier, statesman, and dramatist (b. 1621)  

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 in the year 1679.  

Dec 17 In the year 1679 don Juan, ruler of Spain, dies  

Dec 20 In the year 1679 johan Maurits, count of Nassau-Siegen, dies at 75  

Dec 26 In the year 1679 john van de Cappelle, Amsterdam landscape painter, dies at 53  

Dec 31 Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Italian physiologist and physicist (b. 1608) died on this day in history.  

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

Jan 19 Girolamo Chiti, composer was born in the year 1679.  

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

Jan 27 Jean-Francois de Troy, French painter was born on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1679 birth of giovanni Antonio Ricieri, composer