Famous Deaths Happened In 1679

Jan 09 On this day in history werner Fabricius, composer, dies at 45  

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

Mar 16 John Leverett, Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1616) died in the year 1679.  

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

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

Apr 17 John van Kessel, Flemish painter, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

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

May 01 On this day in history esaias Reusner, composer, dies at 43  

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

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

Jun 03 Jean-Francius Miller, painter, buried died on this day in history.  

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 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 In the year 1679 death of john Snell, English royalist (b. 1629)  

Aug 20 On this day in history jacob Alting, Dutch theologist, dies at 60  

Aug 24 Jean François Paul de Gondi, cardinal de Retz, French churchman and agitator (b. 1614) died on this day in history.  

Sep 17 On this day in history 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 Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, British soldier, statesman, and dramatist (b. 1621) died in the year 1679.  

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 In the year 1679 don Juan, ruler of Spain, dies  

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 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 On this day in history birth of christian von Wolff, German philosopher  

Jan 27 Jean-Francois de Troy, French painter was born in the year 1679.  

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 On this day in history birth of matthew Decker, English merchant and writer (d. 1759)  

May 12 On this day in history birth of giovanni Antonio Ricieri, composer