Historical Events In 1679

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Feb 14   In the year 1679 georg Friedrich Kauffman, composer   

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

Mar 27   Abraham Mignon, Dutch still life painter, dies at 38 in the year 1679.   

Apr 03   Edmund Halley meets Johannes Hevelius in Danzig in the year 1679.   

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

Apr 18   On this day in history hofmannswaldau, writer, dies   

May 01   In the year 1679 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   On this day in history habeaus Corpus Act (no false arrest & imprisonment) passes in UK   

Jun 01   In the year 1679 battle at Bothwell Bridge on Clyde: Duke of Monmouth beats Scottish   

Jun 01   Johan Runius, Swedish poet (Dudaim) in the year 1679.   

Jun 03   On this day in history jean-Francius Miller, painter, buried   

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   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   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   New Hampshire becomes a county Massachusetts Bay Colony on this day in history.   

Sep 20   On this day in history cornelis Evertsen the Young, vice-admiral of Zealand, dies at 51   

Sep 28   In the year 1679 mihael Omerza, composer   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | Next Page »

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

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

Jan 24   Christian von Wolff, German philosopher was born in the year 1679.   

Jan 27   Jean-Francois de Troy, French painter was born on this day in history.   

Feb 14   In the year 1679 birth of georg Friedrich Kauffman, composer   

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

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

May 12   On this day in history birth of giovanni Antonio Ricieri, composer   

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

Jan 14   Jacques de Billy, French mathematician (b. 1602) died in the year 1679.   

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   Johannes Schefferus, Alsatian-born humanist (b. 1621) died on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1679.