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

Jan 19   Girolamo Chiti, composer in the year 1679.   

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

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

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

Jan 31   Jean-Baptiste Lully's opera "Bellerophon," premieres in Paris on this day in history.   

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   Joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91 on this day in history.   

Feb 14   In the year 1679 georg Friedrich Kauffman, composer   

Feb 24   Domenico Natale Sarro, Italian opera composer in the year 1679.   

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

Apr 03   Edmund Halley meets Johannes Hevelius in Danzig in the year 1679.   

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

Apr 18   Hofmannswaldau, writer, dies in the year 1679.   

May 01   Esaias Reusner, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.   

May 12   In the year 1679 giovanni Antonio Ricieri, composer   

May 14   Peder [Nielsen] Horrebow, Danish astronomer in the year 1679.   

May 27   On this day in history habeaus Corpus Act (no false arrest & imprisonment) passes in UK   

Jun 01   On this day in history 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 in the year 1679.   

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   On this day in history great Plague of Vienna in Austria killing 76,000 people   

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

Sep 18   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Jan 09   Werner Fabricius, composer, dies at 45 in the year 1679.   

Jan 14   In the year 1679 death of jacques de Billy, French mathematician (b. 1602)   

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   John Leverett, Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1616) died on this day in history.   

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

Mar 27   In the year 1679 abraham Mignon, Dutch still life painter, dies at 38   

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