Historical Events In 1679

Jan 05   Pietro Filippo Scarlotti, composer on this day in history.  

Jan 08   Explorer and fur trader Cavalier de La Salle reaches Niagara Falls; one of his boats is wrecked on Lake Ontario on this day in the year 1679.  

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

Jan 19   In the year 1679 girolamo Chiti, composer  

Jan 24   Christian von Wolff, German philosopher on this day in history.  

Jan 24   In the year 1679 king Charles II disbands English parliament  

Jan 27   Jean-Francois de Troy, French painter on this day in history.  

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

Feb 03   On this day in history 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   In the year 1679 joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91  

Feb 14   On this day in history georg Friedrich Kauffman, composer  

Feb 24   On this day in history domenico Natale Sarro, Italian opera composer  

Mar 27   Abraham Mignon, Dutch still life painter, dies at 38 in the year 1679.  

Apr 03   On this day in history edmund Halley meets Johannes Hevelius in Danzig  

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

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

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

May 27   Habeaus Corpus Act (no false arrest & imprisonment) passes in UK on this day in history.  

Jun 01   Battle at Bothwell Bridge on Clyde: Duke of Monmouth beats Scottish in the year 1679.  

Jun 01   Johan Runius, Swedish poet (Dudaim) in the year 1679.  

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

Jun 27   On this day in history pablo Bruna, composer, dies at 68  

Jul 02   In the year 1679 europeans first visit Minnesota and see headwaters of Mississippi in an expedition led by Daniel Greysolon de Du Luth.  

Jul 08   Samuel J Columbus, Swedish poet (Odae Sveticae), dies in the year 1679.  

Jul 12   In the year 1679 britain's King Charles II ratified Habeas Corpus Act  

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

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

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.  

Oct 16   In the year 1679 jan Dismas Zelenka, composer  

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Jan 05   Pietro Filippo Scarlotti, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 19   In the year 1679 birth of girolamo Chiti, composer  

Jan 24   Christian von Wolff, German philosopher was born on this day in history.  

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

Feb 14   Georg Friedrich Kauffman, composer was born in the year 1679.  

Feb 24   On this day in history birth of domenico Natale Sarro, Italian opera composer  

Mar 18   Matthew Decker, English merchant and writer (d. 1759) was born on this day in history.  

May 12   Giovanni Antonio Ricieri, composer was born in the year 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   Johannes Schefferus, Alsatian-born humanist (b. 1621) died on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1679.