Famous Deaths In 1679

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 on this day in history.

Feb 05 Joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91 in the year 1679.

Mar 16 On this day in history 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 In the year 1679 abraham Mignon, Dutch still life painter, dies at 38

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

Apr 18 On this day in history hofmannswaldau, writer, dies

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

May 03 On this day in history death of james Sharp, English archbishop (assassinated) (b. 1613)

May 26 Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (b. 1636) died in the year 1679.

Jun 03 Jean-Francius Miller, painter, buried died on this day in history.

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

Jun 27 In the year 1679 pablo Bruna, composer, dies at 68

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

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

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 in the year 1679.

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

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

Oct 26 In the year 1679 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 In the year 1679 death of thomas Hobbes, English philosopher (b. 1588)

Dec 17 Don Juan, ruler of Spain, dies on this day in history.

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

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

Dec 31 In the year 1679 death of giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Italian physiologist and physicist (b. 1608)

Jan 05 In the year 1679 birth of pietro Filippo Scarlotti, composer

Jan 19 Girolamo Chiti, composer was born on this day in history.

Jan 24 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of domenico Natale Sarro, Italian opera composer

Mar 18 In the year 1679 birth of matthew Decker, English merchant and writer (d. 1759)

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