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 in the year 1679.  

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

Jan 24   King Charles II disbands English parliament on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

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   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   In the year 1679 hofmannswaldau, writer, dies  

May 01   Esaias Reusner, composer, dies at 43 in the year 1679.  

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 on this day in history.  

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   Europeans first visit Minnesota and see headwaters of Mississippi in an expedition led by Daniel Greysolon de Du Luth on this day in history.  

Jul 08   In the year 1679 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   Juan Jose of Austrian, Spanish gen/gov of Netherlands, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

Sep 18   On this day in history new Hampshire becomes a county Massachusetts Bay Colony  

Sep 20   Cornelis Evertsen the Young, vice-admiral of Zealand, dies at 51 in the year 1679.  

Sep 28   Mihael Omerza, composer in the year 1679.  

Oct 16   In the year 1679 jan Dismas Zelenka, composer  

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

Jan 19   On this day in history birth of girolamo Chiti, composer  

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   In the year 1679 birth of georg Friedrich Kauffman, composer  

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

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   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 in the year 1679.  

Feb 05   Joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91 on this day in history.  

Mar 16   John Leverett, Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1616) died on this day in history.  

Mar 26   In the year 1679 death of johannes Schefferus, Alsatian-born humanist (b. 1621)  

Mar 27   On this day in history abraham Mignon, Dutch still life painter, dies at 38  

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