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   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 on this day in history.  

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

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

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   German emperor Leopold I signs peace with France in the year 1679.  

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

Feb 14   In the year 1679 georg Friedrich Kauffman, composer  

Feb 24   Domenico Natale Sarro, Italian opera composer on this day in history.  

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

Apr 03   In the year 1679 edmund Halley meets Johannes Hevelius in Danzig  

Apr 17   On this day in history john van Kessel, Flemish painter, dies at 53  

Apr 18   Hofmannswaldau, writer, dies in the year 1679.  

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

May 12   In the year 1679 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   Battle at Bothwell Bridge on Clyde: Duke of Monmouth beats Scottish on this day in history.  

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

Jun 03   In the year 1679 jean-Francius Miller, painter, buried  

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

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

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

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

Sep 17   In the year 1679 juan Jose of Austrian, Spanish gen/gov of Netherlands, dies at 50  

Sep 18   New Hampshire becomes a county Massachusetts Bay Colony in the year 1679.  

Sep 20   In the year 1679 cornelis Evertsen the Young, vice-admiral of Zealand, dies at 51  

Sep 28   On this day in history mihael Omerza, composer  

Oct 16   Jan Dismas Zelenka, composer on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Jan 27   On this day in history birth of jean-Francois de Troy, French painter  

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

Feb 24   Domenico Natale Sarro, Italian opera composer was born in the year 1679.  

Mar 18   In the year 1679 birth of matthew Decker, English merchant and writer (d. 1759)  

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

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

Jan 14   Jacques de Billy, French mathematician (b. 1602) died on this day in history.  

Feb 03   On this day in history jan Havicksz Steen, Dutch painter (St Nicolas Feast), dies at 53  

Feb 05   In the year 1679 joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91  

Mar 16   On this day in history death of john Leverett, Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1616)  

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 in the year 1679.  

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