Famous Deaths Happened In 1679

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

Jan 14 In the year 1679 death of jacques de Billy, French mathematician (b. 1602)  

Feb 03 On this day in history jan Havicksz Steen, Dutch painter (St Nicolas Feast), dies at 53  

Feb 05 Joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91 on this day in history.  

Mar 16 On this day in history death of john Leverett, Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1616)  

Mar 26 On this day in history death of johannes Schefferus, Alsatian-born humanist (b. 1621)  

Mar 27 On this day in history abraham Mignon, Dutch still life painter, dies at 38  

Apr 17 On this day in history john van Kessel, Flemish painter, dies at 53  

Apr 18 Hofmannswaldau, writer, dies on this day in history.  

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

May 03 In the year 1679 death of james Sharp, English archbishop (assassinated) (b. 1613)  

May 26 In the year 1679 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 in the year 1679.  

Jul 08 In the year 1679 samuel J Columbus, Swedish poet (Odae Sveticae), dies  

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

Aug 06 John Snell, English royalist (b. 1629) died on this day in history.  

Aug 20 In the year 1679 jacob Alting, Dutch theologist, dies at 60  

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 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 Barent Avercamp, Dutch landscape painter, dies at about 66 on this day in history.  

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

Nov 30 Pieter van Schooten, Dutch mathematician/fort architect, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

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

Dec 17 In the year 1679 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 in the year 1679.  

Dec 31 In the year 1679 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 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 in the year 1679.  

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