Famous Deaths Happened In 1679

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

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

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

Apr 18 On this day in history hofmannswaldau, writer, dies  

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 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 in the year 1679.  

Jun 27 On this day in history 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 John Snell, English royalist (b. 1629) died on this day in history.  

Aug 20 Jacob Alting, Dutch theologist, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

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 Juan Jose of Austrian, Spanish gen/gov of Netherlands, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

Sep 20 Cornelis Evertsen the Young, vice-admiral of Zealand, dies at 51 in the year 1679.  

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 On this day in history death of roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, British soldier, statesman, and dramatist (b. 1621)  

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

Dec 04 On this day in history death of thomas Hobbes, English philosopher (b. 1588)  

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

Dec 20 In the year 1679 johan Maurits, count of Nassau-Siegen, dies at 75  

Dec 26 John van de Cappelle, Amsterdam landscape painter, dies at 53 in the year 1679.  

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 in the year 1679.  

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

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

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

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

Mar 18 On this day in history birth of matthew Decker, English merchant and writer (d. 1759)  

May 12 Giovanni Antonio Ricieri, composer was born in the year 1679.