Famous Deaths Happened 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 On this day in history jan Havicksz Steen, Dutch painter (St Nicolas Feast), dies at 53  

Feb 05 Joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91 on this day in history.  

Mar 16 In the year 1679 death of john Leverett, Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1616)  

Mar 26 In the year 1679 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 On this day in history john van Kessel, Flemish painter, dies at 53  

Apr 18 Hofmannswaldau, writer, dies on this day in history.  

May 01 On this day in history esaias Reusner, composer, dies at 43  

May 03 James Sharp, English archbishop (assassinated) (b. 1613) died in the year 1679.  

May 26 On this day in history death of ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (b. 1636)  

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

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 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 On this day in history death of john Snell, English royalist (b. 1629)  

Aug 20 On this day in history jacob Alting, Dutch theologist, dies at 60  

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 on this day in history.  

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 Barent Avercamp, Dutch landscape painter, dies at about 66 in the year 1679.  

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 in the year 1679.  

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 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 Christian von Wolff, German philosopher was born in the year 1679.  

Jan 27 In the year 1679 birth of jean-Francois de Troy, French painter  

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

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 in the year 1679.