Famous Deaths In 1679

Jan 09 Werner Fabricius, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history 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 in the year 1679.  

May 01 Esaias Reusner, composer, dies at 43 in the year 1679.  

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 in the year 1679.  

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

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

Jul 11 In the year 1679 death of william Chamberlayne, English poet (b. 1619)  

Aug 06 John Snell, English royalist (b. 1629) died in the year 1679.  

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

Aug 24 In the year 1679 death of jean François Paul de Gondi, cardinal de Retz, French churchman and agitator (b. 1614)  

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

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 in the year 1679.  

Oct 24 On this day in history barent Avercamp, Dutch landscape painter, dies at about 66  

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 Thomas Hobbes, English philosopher (b. 1588) died in the year 1679.  

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 In the year 1679 death of giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Italian physiologist and physicist (b. 1608)  

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

Jan 27 On this day in history birth of jean-Francois de Troy, French painter  

Feb 14 In the year 1679 birth of georg Friedrich Kauffman, composer  

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