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 In the year 1679 jan Havicksz Steen, Dutch painter (St Nicolas Feast), dies at 53  

Feb 05 On this day in history joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91  

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 on this day in history.  

Mar 27 In the year 1679 abraham Mignon, Dutch still life painter, dies at 38  

Apr 17 In the year 1679 john van Kessel, Flemish painter, dies at 53  

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

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

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

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

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

Jun 15 Guillaume Courtois, French painter (b. 1628) died on this day in history.  

Jun 27 Pablo Bruna, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1679.  

Jul 08 Samuel J Columbus, Swedish poet (Odae Sveticae), dies in the year 1679.  

Jul 11 On this day in history death of william Chamberlayne, English poet (b. 1619)  

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

Aug 20 Jacob Alting, Dutch theologist, dies at 60 in the year 1679.  

Aug 24 On this day in history 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 On this day in history cornelis Evertsen the Young, vice-admiral of Zealand, dies at 51  

Oct 12 William Gurnall, English writer (b. 1617) died in the year 1679.  

Oct 24 On this day in history barent Avercamp, Dutch landscape painter, dies at about 66  

Oct 26 Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, British soldier, statesman, and dramatist (b. 1621) died on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Jan 19 In the year 1679 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 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 Matthew Decker, English merchant and writer (d. 1759) was born on this day in history.  

May 12 In the year 1679 birth of giovanni Antonio Ricieri, composer