Famous Deaths Happened In 1679

Jan 09 Werner Fabricius, composer, dies at 45 in the year 1679.  

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 in the year 1679.  

Feb 05 In the year 1679 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 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 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 In the year 1679 death of guillaume Courtois, French painter (b. 1628)  

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 On this day in history death of william Chamberlayne, English poet (b. 1619)  

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

Aug 20 In the year 1679 jacob Alting, Dutch theologist, dies at 60  

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

Sep 17 Juan Jose of Austrian, Spanish gen/gov of Netherlands, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

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

Oct 12 On this day in history 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 On this day in history death of roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, British soldier, statesman, and dramatist (b. 1621)  

Nov 30 On this day in history pieter van Schooten, Dutch mathematician/fort architect, dies at 45  

Dec 04 Thomas Hobbes, English philosopher (b. 1588) died in the year 1679.  

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

Dec 20 Johan Maurits, count of Nassau-Siegen, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Dec 26 On this day in history 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 Pietro Filippo Scarlotti, composer was born in the year 1679.  

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

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

Jan 27 Jean-Francois de Troy, French painter was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

May 12 Giovanni Antonio Ricieri, composer was born in the year 1679.