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 In the year 1679 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 Johannes Schefferus, Alsatian-born humanist (b. 1621) died on this day in history.

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

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

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 James Sharp, English archbishop (assassinated) (b. 1613) died on this day in history.

May 26 In the year 1679 death of ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (b. 1636)

Jun 03 On this day in history death of jean-Francius Miller, painter, buried

Jun 15 Guillaume Courtois, French painter (b. 1628) died in the year 1679.

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 William Chamberlayne, English poet (b. 1619) died in the year 1679.

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 Jean François Paul de Gondi, cardinal de Retz, French churchman and agitator (b. 1614) died on this day in history.

Sep 17 Juan Jose of Austrian, Spanish gen/gov of Netherlands, dies at 50 on this day in history.

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 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 In the year 1679 pieter van Schooten, Dutch mathematician/fort architect, dies at 45

Dec 04 On this day in history 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 On this day in history john van de Cappelle, Amsterdam landscape painter, dies at 53

Dec 31 On this day in history death of giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Italian physiologist and physicist (b. 1608)

Jan 05 Pietro Filippo Scarlotti, composer was born on this day in history.

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 Jean-Francois de Troy, French painter was born on this day in history.

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 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