Historical Events In 1679

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

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

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

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   Jean-Baptiste Lully's opera "Bellerophon," premieres in Paris in the year 1679.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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   On this day in history edmund Halley meets Johannes Hevelius in Danzig   

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   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 in the year 1679.   

May 27   In the year 1679 habeaus Corpus Act (no false arrest & imprisonment) passes in UK   

Jun 01   Battle at Bothwell Bridge on Clyde: Duke of Monmouth beats Scottish on this day in history.   

Jun 01   In the year 1679 johan Runius, Swedish poet (Dudaim)   

Jun 03   In the year 1679 jean-Francius Miller, painter, buried   

Jun 27   Pablo Bruna, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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

Sep 17   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   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   In the year 1679 birth of jean-Francois de Troy, French painter   

Feb 14   Georg Friedrich Kauffman, composer was born on this day in history.   

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   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 in the year 1679.   

Feb 03   Jan Havicksz Steen, Dutch painter (St Nicolas Feast), dies at 53 on this day in history.   

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

Mar 16   John Leverett, Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1616) died in the year 1679.   

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 in the year 1679.   

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