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

Mar 16 On this day in history death of john Leverett, Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1616)  

Mar 26 On this day in history death of johannes Schefferus, Alsatian-born humanist (b. 1621)  

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

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

Apr 18 Hofmannswaldau, writer, dies in the year 1679.  

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

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

May 26 Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (b. 1636) died on this day in history.  

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

Jun 15 On this day in history death of guillaume Courtois, French painter (b. 1628)  

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

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

Jul 11 In the year 1679 death of william Chamberlayne, English poet (b. 1619)  

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

Aug 20 In the year 1679 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 In the year 1679 juan Jose of Austrian, Spanish gen/gov of Netherlands, dies at 50  

Sep 20 In the year 1679 cornelis Evertsen the Young, vice-admiral of Zealand, dies at 51  

Oct 12 In the year 1679 death of william Gurnall, English writer (b. 1617)  

Oct 24 Barent Avercamp, Dutch landscape painter, dies at about 66 in the year 1679.  

Oct 26 On this day in history death of roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, British soldier, statesman, and dramatist (b. 1621)  

Nov 30 Pieter van Schooten, Dutch mathematician/fort architect, dies at 45 in the year 1679.  

Dec 04 Thomas Hobbes, English philosopher (b. 1588) died in the year 1679.  

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mar 18 Matthew Decker, English merchant and writer (d. 1759) was born in the year 1679.  

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