Historical Events In 1679

Jan 05   Pietro Filippo Scarlotti, composer   

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   

Jan 09   Werner Fabricius, composer, dies at 45.   

Jan 19   Girolamo Chiti, composer.   

Jan 24   Christian von Wolff, German philosopher.   

Jan 24   King Charles II disbands English parliament.   

Jan 27   Jean-Francois de Troy, French painter   

Jan 31   Jean-Baptiste Lully's opera "Bellerophon," premieres in Paris   

Feb 03   Jan Havicksz Steen, Dutch painter (St Nicolas Feast), dies at 53.   

Feb 05   German emperor Leopold I signs peace with France   

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

Feb 14   Georg Friedrich Kauffman, composer.   

Feb 24   Domenico Natale Sarro, Italian opera composer   

Mar 27   Abraham Mignon, Dutch still life painter, dies at 38   

Apr 03   Edmund Halley meets Johannes Hevelius in Danzig   

Apr 17   John van Kessel, Flemish painter, dies at 53   

Apr 18   Hofmannswaldau, writer, dies   

May 01   Esaias Reusner, composer, dies at 43   

May 12   Giovanni Antonio Ricieri, composer   

May 14   Peder [Nielsen] Horrebow, Danish astronomer   

May 27   Habeaus Corpus Act (no false arrest and imprisonment) passes in UK   

Jun 01   Battle at Bothwell Bridge on Clyde: Duke of Monmouth beats Scottish.   

Jun 01   Johan Runius, Swedish poet (Dudaim)   

Jun 03   Jean-Francius Miller, painter, buried   

Jun 27   Pablo Bruna, composer, dies at 68.   

Jul 02   Europeans inaugural 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   

Jul 12   Britain's King Charles II ratified Habeas Corpus Act   

Aug 20   Jacob Alting, Dutch theologist, dies at 60   

Sep 01   Great Plague of Vienna in Austria killing 76000 people   

Sep 17   Juan Jose of Austrian, Spanish gen/gov of Netherlands, dies at 50   

Sep 18   New Hampshire is recorded as becoming a county Massachusetts Bay Colony.   

Sep 20   Cornelis Evertsen the Young, vice-admiral of Zealand, dies at 51   

Sep 28   Mihael Omerza, composer.   

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Jan 05   Pietro filippo scarlotti: Composer   

Jan 19   Girolamo chiti: Composer   

Jan 24   Christian von wolff: German philosopher   

Jan 27   Jean-francois de troy: French painter   

Feb 14   Georg friedrich kauffman: Composer   

Feb 24   Domenico natale sarro: Italian opera composer   

Mar 18   Matthew decker: English merchant and writer   

May 12   Giovanni antonio ricieri: Composer   

Jan 09   Werner fabricius: Composer,   

Jan 14   Jacques de billy: French mathematician (b. 1602)   

Feb 03   Jan havicksz steen: Dutch painter (st nicolas feast),    

Feb 05   Joost van den vondel: Dutch poet (gysbreght van aemstel),    

Mar 16   John leverett: Governor of the massachusetts bay colony (b. 1616)   

Mar 26   Johannes schefferus: Alsatian-born humanist (b. 1621)   

Mar 27   Abraham mignon: Dutch still life painter,    

Apr 17   John van kessel: Flemish painter,