Historical Events In 1679

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

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   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 in the year 1679.   

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

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   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 in the year 1679.   

Mar 27   Abraham Mignon, Dutch still life painter, dies at 38 on this day in history.   

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

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

Apr 18   Hofmannswaldau, writer, dies in the year 1679.   

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

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   In the year 1679 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) 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   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   Britain's King Charles II ratified Habeas Corpus Act on this day in history.   

Aug 20   On this day in history jacob Alting, Dutch theologist, dies at 60   

Sep 01   In the year 1679 great Plague of Vienna in Austria killing 76,000 people   

Sep 17   Juan Jose of Austrian, Spanish gen/gov of Netherlands, dies at 50 in the year 1679.   

Sep 18   New Hampshire becomes a county Massachusetts Bay Colony in the year 1679.   

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

Sep 28   On this day in history mihael Omerza, composer   

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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 on this day in history.   

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   Domenico Natale Sarro, Italian opera composer was born in the year 1679.   

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

Jan 14   In the year 1679 death of jacques de Billy, French mathematician (b. 1602)   

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

Feb 05   In the year 1679 joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91   

Mar 16   On this day in history death of john Leverett, Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1616)   

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