Notable Deaths In 1679

Jan 09 Werner fabricius: Composer,  

Jan 14 Jacques de billy: French mathematician (b. 1602)  

Feb 03 Jan havicksz steen: Dutch painter (st nicolas feast),  

Feb 05 Joost van den vondel: Dutch poet (gysbreght van aemstel),  

Mar 16 John leverett: Governor of the massachusetts bay colony (b. 1616)  

Mar 26 Johannes schefferus: Alsatian-born humanist (b. 1621)  

Mar 27 Abraham mignon: Dutch still life painter,  

Apr 17 John van kessel: Flemish painter,  

Apr 18 Hofmannswaldau: Writer,  

May 01 Esaias reusner: Composer,  

May 03 James sharp: English archbishop (assassinated) (b. 1613)  

May 26 Ferdinand maria: Elector of bavaria (b. 1636)  

Jun 03 Jean-francius miller: Painter, buried  

Jun 15 Guillaume courtois: French painter (b. 1628)  

Jun 27 Pablo bruna: Composer,  

Jul 08 Samuel j columbus: Swedish poet (odae sveticae),  

Jul 11 William chamberlayne: English poet (b. 1619)  

Aug 06 John snell: English royalist (b. 1629)  

Aug 20 Jacob alting: Dutch theologist,  

Aug 24 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,  

Sep 20 Cornelis evertsen the young: Vice-admiral of zealand,  

Oct 12 William gurnall: English writer (b. 1617)  

Oct 24 Barent avercamp: Dutch landscape painter,  

Oct 26 Roger boyle: 1st earl of orrery, british soldier, statesman, and dramatist (b. 1621)  

Nov 30 Pieter van schooten: Dutch mathematician/fort architect,  

Dec 04 Thomas hobbes: English philosopher (b. 1588)  

Dec 17 Don juan: Ruler of spain,  

Dec 20 Johan maurits: Count of nassau-siegen,  

Dec 26 John van de cappelle: Amsterdam landscape painter,  

Dec 31 Giovanni alfonso borelli: Italian physiologist and physicist (b. 1608)  

Jan 05 Pietro filippo scarlotti: Composer  

Jan 19 Girolamo chiti: Composer  

Jan 24 Christian von wolff: German philosopher  

Jan 27 Jean-francois de troy: French painter  

Feb 14 Georg friedrich kauffman: Composer  

Feb 24 Domenico natale sarro: Italian opera composer  

Mar 18 Matthew decker: English merchant and writer  

May 12 Giovanni antonio ricieri: Composer