Historical Events In 1679

Jan 05   In the year 1679 pietro Filippo Scarlotti, composer  

Jan 08   On this day in history explorer and fur trader Cavalier de La Salle reaches Niagara Falls; one of his boats is wrecked on Lake Ontario on this day.  

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

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

Jan 24   Christian von Wolff, German philosopher in the year 1679.  

Jan 24   On this day in history king Charles II disbands English parliament  

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

Jan 31   Jean-Baptiste Lully's opera "Bellerophon," premieres in Paris in the year 1679.  

Feb 03   In the year 1679 jan Havicksz Steen, Dutch painter (St Nicolas Feast), dies at 53  

Feb 05   On this day in history german emperor Leopold I signs peace with France  

Feb 05   Joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91 in the year 1679.  

Feb 14   Georg Friedrich Kauffman, composer on this day in history.  

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

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

Apr 03   Edmund Halley meets Johannes Hevelius in Danzig on this day in history.  

Apr 17   John van Kessel, Flemish painter, dies at 53 in the year 1679.  

Apr 18   On this day in history hofmannswaldau, writer, dies  

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

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

May 14   Peder [Nielsen] Horrebow, Danish astronomer on this day in history.  

May 27   Habeaus Corpus Act (no false arrest & imprisonment) passes in UK in the year 1679.  

Jun 01   In the year 1679 battle at Bothwell Bridge on Clyde: Duke of Monmouth beats Scottish  

Jun 01   On this day in history johan Runius, Swedish poet (Dudaim)  

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

Jun 27   Pablo Bruna, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Jul 02   On this day in history europeans first visit Minnesota and see headwaters of Mississippi in an expedition led by Daniel Greysolon de Du Luth.  

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

Jul 12   On this day in history britain's King Charles II ratified Habeas Corpus Act  

Aug 20   Jacob Alting, Dutch theologist, dies at 60 in the year 1679.  

Sep 01   On this day in history great Plague of Vienna in Austria killing 76,000 people  

Sep 17   On this day in history juan Jose of Austrian, Spanish gen/gov of Netherlands, dies at 50  

Sep 18   In the year 1679 new Hampshire becomes a county Massachusetts Bay Colony  

Sep 20   Cornelis Evertsen the Young, vice-admiral of Zealand, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

Sep 28   Mihael Omerza, composer on this day in history.  

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

Jan 19   Girolamo Chiti, composer was born in the year 1679.  

Jan 24   On this day in history birth of christian von Wolff, German philosopher  

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

Feb 14   Georg Friedrich Kauffman, composer was born on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1679 birth of giovanni Antonio Ricieri, composer  

Jan 09   Werner Fabricius, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1679.  

Mar 27   In the year 1679 abraham Mignon, Dutch still life painter, dies at 38  

Apr 17   In the year 1679 john van Kessel, Flemish painter, dies at 53