Historical Events In 1679

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  

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | Next Page »

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

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

Jan 24   In the year 1679 birth of christian von Wolff, German philosopher  

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

Feb 14   On this day in history birth of georg Friedrich Kauffman, composer  

Feb 24   In the year 1679 birth of domenico Natale Sarro, Italian opera composer  

Mar 18   Matthew Decker, English merchant and writer (d. 1759) was born on this day in history.  

May 12   In the year 1679 birth of giovanni Antonio Ricieri, composer  

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

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   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 in the year 1679.  

Mar 26   Johannes Schefferus, Alsatian-born humanist (b. 1621) died in the year 1679.  

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

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