Famous Deaths Happened In 1679

Jan 09 Werner Fabricius, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

Jan 14 On this day in history death of jacques de Billy, French mathematician (b. 1602)  

Feb 03 On this day in history 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 in the year 1679.  

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

Mar 26 Johannes Schefferus, Alsatian-born humanist (b. 1621) died on this day in history.  

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

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

May 03 On this day in history death of james Sharp, English archbishop (assassinated) (b. 1613)  

May 26 Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (b. 1636) died in the year 1679.  

Jun 03 On this day in history death of jean-Francius Miller, painter, buried  

Jun 15 On this day in history death of guillaume Courtois, French painter (b. 1628)  

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

Jul 08 In the year 1679 samuel J Columbus, Swedish poet (Odae Sveticae), dies  

Jul 11 On this day in history death of william Chamberlayne, English poet (b. 1619)  

Aug 06 In the year 1679 death of john Snell, English royalist (b. 1629)  

Aug 20 In the year 1679 jacob Alting, Dutch theologist, dies at 60  

Aug 24 Jean François Paul de Gondi, cardinal de Retz, French churchman and agitator (b. 1614) died 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 20 On this day in history cornelis Evertsen the Young, vice-admiral of Zealand, dies at 51  

Oct 12 William Gurnall, English writer (b. 1617) died on this day in history.  

Oct 24 In the year 1679 barent Avercamp, Dutch landscape painter, dies at about 66  

Oct 26 In the year 1679 death of roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, British soldier, statesman, and dramatist (b. 1621)  

Nov 30 On this day in history pieter van Schooten, Dutch mathematician/fort architect, dies at 45  

Dec 04 In the year 1679 death of thomas Hobbes, English philosopher (b. 1588)  

Dec 17 Don Juan, ruler of Spain, dies on this day in history.  

Dec 20 On this day in history johan Maurits, count of Nassau-Siegen, dies at 75  

Dec 26 In the year 1679 john van de Cappelle, Amsterdam landscape painter, dies at 53  

Dec 31 Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Italian physiologist and physicist (b. 1608) died in the year 1679.  

Jan 05 In the year 1679 birth of pietro Filippo Scarlotti, composer  

Jan 19 Girolamo Chiti, composer was born in the year 1679.  

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

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 Domenico Natale Sarro, Italian opera composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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