Famous Deaths Happened In 1679

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

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

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 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 on this day in history.  

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

May 26 Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (b. 1636) died in the year 1679.  

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

Jun 15 Guillaume Courtois, French painter (b. 1628) died on this day in history.  

Jun 27 Pablo Bruna, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1679.  

Jul 08 Samuel J Columbus, Swedish poet (Odae Sveticae), dies on this day in history.  

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

Aug 06 In the year 1679 death of john Snell, English royalist (b. 1629)  

Aug 20 In the year 1679 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 In the year 1679 juan Jose of Austrian, Spanish gen/gov of Netherlands, dies at 50  

Sep 20 In the year 1679 cornelis Evertsen the Young, vice-admiral of Zealand, dies at 51  

Oct 12 In the year 1679 death of william Gurnall, English writer (b. 1617)  

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 on this day in history.  

Nov 30 In the year 1679 pieter van Schooten, Dutch mathematician/fort architect, dies at 45  

Dec 04 Thomas Hobbes, English philosopher (b. 1588) died on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Dec 31 Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Italian physiologist and physicist (b. 1608) died in the year 1679.  

Jan 05 In the year 1679 birth of pietro Filippo Scarlotti, composer  

Jan 19 In the year 1679 birth of girolamo Chiti, composer  

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

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

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

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

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 on this day in history.