Historical Events In 1679
Thursday, 21 September 2023
Jan 05 On this day in history 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 in the year 1679.
Jan 09 Werner Fabricius, composer, dies at 45 in the year 1679.
Jan 19 Girolamo Chiti, composer on this day in history.
Jan 24 In the year 1679 christian von Wolff, German philosopher
Jan 24 On this day in history king Charles II disbands English parliament
Jan 27 Jean-Francois de Troy, French painter in the year 1679.
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 on this day in history.
Feb 05 On this day in history joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91
Feb 14 Georg Friedrich Kauffman, composer on this day in history.
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 In the year 1679 john van Kessel, Flemish painter, dies at 53
Apr 18 In the year 1679 hofmannswaldau, writer, dies
May 01 Esaias Reusner, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.
May 12 Giovanni Antonio Ricieri, composer in the year 1679.
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 in the year 1679.
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 in the year 1679.
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 Jacob Alting, Dutch theologist, dies at 60 on this day in history.
Sep 01 On this day in history great Plague of Vienna in Austria killing 76,000 people
Sep 17 On this day in history 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
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