Famous Deaths Happened In 1679

Jan 09 In the year 1679 werner Fabricius, composer, dies at 45  

Jan 14 Jacques de Billy, French mathematician (b. 1602) died on this day in history.  

Feb 03 In the year 1679 jan Havicksz Steen, Dutch painter (St Nicolas Feast), dies at 53  

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 in the year 1679.  

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

Apr 18 In the year 1679 hofmannswaldau, writer, dies  

May 01 Esaias Reusner, composer, dies at 43 on this day in history.  

May 03 James Sharp, English archbishop (assassinated) (b. 1613) died on this day in history.  

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

Jun 03 On this day in history death of jean-Francius Miller, painter, buried  

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

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 William Chamberlayne, English poet (b. 1619) died in the year 1679.  

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

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

Aug 24 Jean François Paul de Gondi, cardinal de Retz, French churchman and agitator (b. 1614) died in the year 1679.  

Sep 17 Juan Jose of Austrian, Spanish gen/gov of Netherlands, dies at 50 in the year 1679.  

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

Oct 12 William Gurnall, English writer (b. 1617) died in the year 1679.  

Oct 24 In the year 1679 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 in the year 1679.  

Dec 04 In the year 1679 death of thomas Hobbes, English philosopher (b. 1588)  

Dec 17 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history 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 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 In the year 1679 birth of giovanni Antonio Ricieri, composer