Historical Events In 1679

Jan 05   On this day in history pietro Filippo Scarlotti, composer  

Jan 08   In the year 1679 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 in the year 1679.  

Jan 19   In the year 1679 girolamo Chiti, composer  

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   On this day in history jean-Francois de Troy, French painter  

Jan 31   Jean-Baptiste Lully's opera "Bellerophon," premieres in Paris on this day in history.  

Feb 03   Jan Havicksz Steen, Dutch painter (St Nicolas Feast), dies at 53 on this day in history.  

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   Georg Friedrich Kauffman, composer in the year 1679.  

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

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

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

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

Apr 18   Hofmannswaldau, writer, dies on this day in history.  

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

May 12   In the year 1679 giovanni Antonio Ricieri, composer  

May 14   In the year 1679 peder [Nielsen] Horrebow, Danish astronomer  

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) on this day in history.  

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

Jun 27   In the year 1679 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   Samuel J Columbus, Swedish poet (Odae Sveticae), dies in the year 1679.  

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

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

Sep 01   Great Plague of Vienna in Austria killing 76,000 people on this day in history.  

Sep 17   Juan Jose of Austrian, Spanish gen/gov of Netherlands, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

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

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

Sep 28   In the year 1679 mihael Omerza, 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   Christian von Wolff, German philosopher was born in the year 1679.  

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

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

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

Mar 18   On this day in history birth of matthew Decker, English merchant and writer (d. 1759)  

May 12   Giovanni Antonio Ricieri, composer was born in the year 1679.  

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

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