Historical Events In 1679
Wednesday, 26 March 2025
Jan 05 Pietro Filippo Scarlotti, composer in the year 1679.
Jan 08 On this day in history explorer and fur trader Cavalier de La Salle reaches Niagara Falls; one of his boats is wrecked on Lake Ontario on this day.
Jan 09 Werner Fabricius, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.
Jan 19 In the year 1679 girolamo Chiti, composer
Jan 24 In the year 1679 christian von Wolff, German philosopher
Jan 24 On this day in history king Charles II disbands English parliament
Jan 27 Jean-Francois de Troy, French painter on this day in history.
Jan 31 Jean-Baptiste Lully's opera "Bellerophon," premieres in Paris on this day in history.
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 german emperor Leopold I signs peace with France
Feb 05 On this day in history joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91
Feb 14 In the year 1679 georg Friedrich Kauffman, composer
Feb 24 On this day in history domenico Natale Sarro, Italian opera composer
Mar 27 Abraham Mignon, Dutch still life painter, dies at 38 in the year 1679.
Apr 03 Edmund Halley meets Johannes Hevelius in Danzig on this day in history.
Apr 17 In the year 1679 john van Kessel, Flemish painter, dies at 53
Apr 18 On this day in history hofmannswaldau, writer, dies
May 01 Esaias Reusner, composer, dies at 43 in the year 1679.
May 12 On this day in history giovanni Antonio Ricieri, composer
May 14 Peder [Nielsen] Horrebow, Danish astronomer in the year 1679.
May 27 Habeaus Corpus Act (no false arrest & imprisonment) passes in UK in the year 1679.
Jun 01 In the year 1679 battle at Bothwell Bridge on Clyde: Duke of Monmouth beats Scottish
Jun 01 On this day in history johan Runius, Swedish poet (Dudaim)
Jun 03 Jean-Francius Miller, painter, buried on this day in history.
Jun 27 Pablo Bruna, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.
Jul 02 In the year 1679 europeans first visit Minnesota and see headwaters of Mississippi in an expedition led by Daniel Greysolon de Du Luth.
Jul 08 On this day in history samuel J Columbus, Swedish poet (Odae Sveticae), dies
Jul 12 On this day in history britain's King Charles II ratified Habeas Corpus Act
Aug 20 On this day in history jacob Alting, Dutch theologist, dies at 60
Sep 01 On this day in history great Plague of Vienna in Austria killing 76,000 people
Sep 17 On this day in history juan Jose of Austrian, Spanish gen/gov of Netherlands, dies at 50
Sep 18 New Hampshire becomes a county Massachusetts Bay Colony in the year 1679.
Sep 20 On this day in history cornelis Evertsen the Young, vice-admiral of Zealand, dies at 51
Sep 28 Mihael Omerza, composer in the year 1679.
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