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 on this day in history.  

Jan 19   Girolamo Chiti, composer in the year 1679.  

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

Jan 24   King Charles II disbands English parliament in the year 1679.  

Jan 27   In the year 1679 jean-Francois de Troy, French painter  

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 in the year 1679.  

Feb 05   Joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91 in the year 1679.  

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   On this day in history abraham Mignon, Dutch still life painter, dies at 38  

Apr 03   In the year 1679 edmund Halley meets Johannes Hevelius in Danzig  

Apr 17   On this day in history john van Kessel, Flemish painter, dies at 53  

Apr 18   In the year 1679 hofmannswaldau, writer, dies  

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

May 12   Giovanni Antonio Ricieri, composer on this day in history.  

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   Pablo Bruna, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Jul 02   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Jul 12   On this day in history 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 in the year 1679.  

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

Sep 18   In the year 1679 new Hampshire becomes a county Massachusetts Bay Colony  

Sep 20   In the year 1679 cornelis Evertsen the Young, vice-admiral of Zealand, dies at 51  

Sep 28   Mihael Omerza, composer in the year 1679.  

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

Jan 19   In the year 1679 birth of girolamo Chiti, composer  

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

Jan 27   In the year 1679 birth of jean-Francois de Troy, French painter  

Feb 14   Georg Friedrich Kauffman, composer was born in the year 1679.  

Feb 24   In the year 1679 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 in the year 1679.  

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

Jan 14   Jacques de Billy, French mathematician (b. 1602) died on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1679.  

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

Apr 17   In the year 1679 john van Kessel, Flemish painter, dies at 53