Historical Events In 1679

Jan 05   Pietro Filippo Scarlotti, composer on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 09   On this day in history werner Fabricius, composer, dies at 45   

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

Jan 24   On this day in history 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   In the year 1679 jean-Baptiste Lully's opera "Bellerophon," premieres in Paris   

Feb 03   On this day in history jan Havicksz Steen, Dutch painter (St Nicolas Feast), dies at 53   

Feb 05   On this day in history german emperor Leopold I signs peace with France   

Feb 05   On this day in history joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91   

Feb 14   In the year 1679 georg Friedrich Kauffman, composer   

Feb 24   In the year 1679 domenico Natale Sarro, Italian opera composer   

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

Apr 03   In the year 1679 edmund Halley meets Johannes Hevelius in Danzig   

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   In the year 1679 esaias Reusner, composer, dies at 43   

May 12   On this day in history 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   Battle at Bothwell Bridge on Clyde: Duke of Monmouth beats Scottish on this day in history.   

Jun 01   In the year 1679 johan Runius, Swedish poet (Dudaim)   

Jun 03   In the year 1679 jean-Francius Miller, painter, buried   

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

Jul 02   Europeans first visit Minnesota and see headwaters of Mississippi in an expedition led by Daniel Greysolon de Du Luth in the year 1679.   

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

Jul 12   Britain's King Charles II ratified Habeas Corpus Act in the year 1679.   

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

Sep 01   Great Plague of Vienna in Austria killing 76,000 people in the year 1679.   

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

Sep 18   New Hampshire becomes a county Massachusetts Bay Colony in the year 1679.   

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

Sep 28   Mihael Omerza, composer in the year 1679.   

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Jan 05   Pietro Filippo Scarlotti, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 24   Christian von Wolff, German philosopher was born on this day in history.   

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   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 in the year 1679.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 05   On this day in history 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   Johannes Schefferus, Alsatian-born humanist (b. 1621) died in the year 1679.   

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

Apr 17   In the year 1679 john van Kessel, Flemish painter, dies at 53