Famous Deaths In 1679

Jan 09 In the year 1679 werner Fabricius, composer, dies at 45  

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 On this day in history 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 In the year 1679 abraham Mignon, Dutch still life painter, dies at 38  

Apr 17 John van Kessel, Flemish painter, dies at 53 in the year 1679.  

Apr 18 In the year 1679 hofmannswaldau, writer, dies  

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

May 03 James Sharp, English archbishop (assassinated) (b. 1613) died on this day in history.  

May 26 Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (b. 1636) died on this day in history.  

Jun 03 Jean-Francius Miller, painter, buried died in the year 1679.  

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

Jun 27 On this day in history pablo Bruna, composer, dies at 68  

Jul 08 On this day in history samuel J Columbus, Swedish poet (Odae Sveticae), dies  

Jul 11 William Chamberlayne, English poet (b. 1619) died on this day in history.  

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 Jean François Paul de Gondi, cardinal de Retz, French churchman and agitator (b. 1614) died on this day in history.  

Sep 17 Juan Jose of Austrian, Spanish gen/gov of Netherlands, dies at 50 in the year 1679.  

Sep 20 Cornelis Evertsen the Young, vice-admiral of Zealand, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

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

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 in the year 1679.  

Nov 30 Pieter van Schooten, Dutch mathematician/fort architect, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

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

Dec 17 In the year 1679 don Juan, ruler of Spain, dies  

Dec 20 Johan Maurits, count of Nassau-Siegen, dies at 75 in the year 1679.  

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

Dec 31 On this day in history death of giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Italian physiologist and physicist (b. 1608)  

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

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

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

Jan 27 Jean-Francois de Troy, French painter was born on this day in history.  

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 Matthew Decker, English merchant and writer (d. 1759) was born in the year 1679.  

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