Famous Deaths In 1679

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

Jan 14 On this day in history 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 in the year 1679.

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 in the year 1679.

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 In the year 1679 death of ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (b. 1636)

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 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 Jacob Alting, Dutch theologist, dies at 60 in the year 1679.

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

Oct 12 On this day in history death of william Gurnall, English writer (b. 1617)

Oct 24 On this day in history 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 Thomas Hobbes, English philosopher (b. 1588) died in the year 1679.

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

Dec 20 Johan Maurits, count of Nassau-Siegen, dies at 75 in the year 1679.

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 on this day in history.

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of pietro Filippo Scarlotti, composer

Jan 19 On this day in history 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 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