Famous Deaths In 1679
Thursday, 25 July 2024
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 In the year 1679 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 on this day in history.
Mar 26 On this day in history death of johannes Schefferus, Alsatian-born humanist (b. 1621)
Mar 27 In the year 1679 abraham Mignon, Dutch still life painter, dies at 38
Apr 17 In the year 1679 john van Kessel, Flemish painter, dies at 53
Apr 18 Hofmannswaldau, writer, dies on this day in history.
May 01 In the year 1679 esaias Reusner, composer, dies at 43
May 03 In the year 1679 death of james Sharp, English archbishop (assassinated) (b. 1613)
May 26 In the year 1679 death of ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (b. 1636)
Jun 03 Jean-Francius Miller, painter, buried died on this day in history.
Jun 15 Guillaume Courtois, French painter (b. 1628) died on this day in history.
Jun 27 In the year 1679 pablo Bruna, composer, dies at 68
Jul 08 Samuel J Columbus, Swedish poet (Odae Sveticae), dies in the year 1679.
Jul 11 William Chamberlayne, English poet (b. 1619) died in the year 1679.
Aug 06 On this day in history death of john Snell, English royalist (b. 1629)
Aug 20 Jacob Alting, Dutch theologist, dies at 60 in the year 1679.
Aug 24 On this day in history death of jean François Paul de Gondi, cardinal de Retz, French churchman and agitator (b. 1614)
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 In the year 1679 death of william Gurnall, English writer (b. 1617)
Oct 24 Barent Avercamp, Dutch landscape painter, dies at about 66 on this day in history.
Oct 26 Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, British soldier, statesman, and dramatist (b. 1621) died on this day in history.
Nov 30 Pieter van Schooten, Dutch mathematician/fort architect, dies at 45 in the year 1679.
Dec 04 Thomas Hobbes, English philosopher (b. 1588) died on this day in history.
Dec 17 On this day in history don Juan, ruler of Spain, dies
Dec 20 On this day in history johan Maurits, count of Nassau-Siegen, dies at 75
Dec 26 John van de Cappelle, Amsterdam landscape painter, dies at 53 on this day in history.
Dec 31 Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Italian physiologist and physicist (b. 1608) died in the year 1679.