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   Werner Fabricius, composer, dies at 45 in the year 1679.   

Jan 19   Girolamo Chiti, composer in the year 1679.   

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

Jan 24   In the year 1679 king Charles II disbands English parliament   

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

Jan 31   In the year 1679 jean-Baptiste Lully's opera "Bellerophon," premieres in Paris   

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 in the year 1679.   

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   Hofmannswaldau, writer, dies on this day in history.   

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

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

May 14   On this day in history peder [Nielsen] Horrebow, Danish astronomer   

May 27   On this day in history habeaus Corpus Act (no false arrest & imprisonment) passes in UK   

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

Jun 27   Pablo Bruna, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1679.   

Jul 02   In the year 1679 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   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   Great Plague of Vienna in Austria killing 76,000 people on this day in history.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 19   Girolamo Chiti, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 24   On this day in history birth of christian von Wolff, German philosopher   

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   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 in the year 1679.   

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

Feb 03   In the year 1679 jan Havicksz Steen, Dutch painter (St Nicolas Feast), dies at 53   

Feb 05   On this day in history joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91   

Mar 16   In the year 1679 death of john Leverett, Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1616)   

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.