Famous Deaths In 1679

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

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 in the year 1679.

Mar 16 John Leverett, Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1616) died on this day in history.

Mar 26 Johannes Schefferus, Alsatian-born humanist (b. 1621) died in the year 1679.

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

Apr 17 John van Kessel, Flemish painter, dies at 53 on this day in history.

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

May 01 Esaias Reusner, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.

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

May 26 On this day in history death of ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (b. 1636)

Jun 03 In the year 1679 death of jean-Francius Miller, painter, buried

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 in the year 1679.

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

Aug 06 In the year 1679 death of john Snell, English royalist (b. 1629)

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 in the year 1679.

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 On this day in history 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 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 In the year 1679 don Juan, ruler of Spain, dies

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

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 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 Jean-Francois de Troy, French painter was born in the year 1679.

Feb 14 In the year 1679 birth of georg Friedrich Kauffman, composer

Feb 24 In the year 1679 birth of domenico Natale Sarro, Italian opera composer

Mar 18 Matthew Decker, English merchant and writer (d. 1759) was born on this day in history.

May 12 Giovanni Antonio Ricieri, composer was born on this day in history.