Famous Deaths Happened In 1679

Jan 09 In the year 1679 werner Fabricius, composer, dies at 45  

Jan 14 In the year 1679 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 Joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91 in the year 1679.  

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 On this day in history 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 On this day in history hofmannswaldau, writer, dies  

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

May 03 James Sharp, English archbishop (assassinated) (b. 1613) died on this day in history.  

May 26 Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (b. 1636) died in the year 1679.  

Jun 03 Jean-Francius Miller, painter, buried died in the year 1679.  

Jun 15 On this day in history death of guillaume Courtois, French painter (b. 1628)  

Jun 27 In the year 1679 pablo Bruna, composer, dies at 68  

Jul 08 On this day in history samuel J Columbus, Swedish poet (Odae Sveticae), dies  

Jul 11 William Chamberlayne, English poet (b. 1619) died on this day in history.  

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

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 in the year 1679.  

Sep 17 Juan Jose of Austrian, Spanish gen/gov of Netherlands, dies at 50 in the year 1679.  

Sep 20 On this day in history 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 In the year 1679 barent Avercamp, Dutch landscape painter, dies at about 66  

Oct 26 In the year 1679 death of roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, British soldier, statesman, and dramatist (b. 1621)  

Nov 30 Pieter van Schooten, Dutch mathematician/fort architect, dies at 45 in the year 1679.  

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 In the year 1679 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 Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Italian physiologist and physicist (b. 1608) died on this day in history.  

Jan 05 Pietro Filippo Scarlotti, composer was born in the year 1679.  

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

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 On this day in history 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.