Famous Deaths Happened 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 on this day in history.  

Feb 05 In the year 1679 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 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 Hofmannswaldau, writer, dies on this day in history.  

May 01 In the year 1679 esaias Reusner, composer, dies at 43  

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 Jean-Francius Miller, painter, buried died in the year 1679.  

Jun 15 In the year 1679 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 Jean François Paul de Gondi, cardinal de Retz, French churchman and agitator (b. 1614) died in the year 1679.  

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 in the year 1679.  

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

Oct 24 In the year 1679 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 On this day in history pieter van Schooten, Dutch mathematician/fort architect, dies at 45  

Dec 04 Thomas Hobbes, English philosopher (b. 1588) died on this day in history.  

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

Dec 20 On this day in history 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 On this day in history death of giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Italian physiologist and physicist (b. 1608)  

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

Jan 19 Girolamo Chiti, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 24 Christian von Wolff, German philosopher was born on this day in history.  

Jan 27 In the year 1679 birth of jean-Francois de Troy, French painter  

Feb 14 Georg Friedrich Kauffman, composer was born in the year 1679.  

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

Mar 18 In the year 1679 birth of matthew Decker, English merchant and writer (d. 1759)  

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