Historical Events In 1679

Jan 05   Pietro Filippo Scarlotti, composer in the year 1679.   

Jan 08   Explorer and fur trader Cavalier de La Salle reaches Niagara Falls; one of his boats is wrecked on Lake Ontario on this day in the year 1679.   

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

Jan 19   On this day in history girolamo Chiti, composer   

Jan 24   On this day in history christian von Wolff, German philosopher   

Jan 24   King Charles II disbands English parliament in the year 1679.   

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

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 in the year 1679.   

Feb 05   On this day in history german emperor Leopold I signs peace with France   

Feb 05   In the year 1679 joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91   

Feb 14   In the year 1679 georg Friedrich Kauffman, composer   

Feb 24   Domenico Natale Sarro, Italian opera composer in the year 1679.   

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   John van Kessel, Flemish painter, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

Apr 18   Hofmannswaldau, writer, dies in the year 1679.   

May 01   Esaias Reusner, composer, dies at 43 in the year 1679.   

May 12   In the year 1679 giovanni Antonio Ricieri, composer   

May 14   In the year 1679 peder [Nielsen] Horrebow, Danish astronomer   

May 27   Habeaus Corpus Act (no false arrest & imprisonment) passes in UK on this day in history.   

Jun 01   On this day in history battle at Bothwell Bridge on Clyde: Duke of Monmouth beats Scottish   

Jun 01   Johan Runius, Swedish poet (Dudaim) in the year 1679.   

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

Jun 27   On this day in history pablo Bruna, composer, dies at 68   

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   In the year 1679 samuel J Columbus, Swedish poet (Odae Sveticae), dies   

Jul 12   In the year 1679 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   In the year 1679 great Plague of Vienna in Austria killing 76,000 people   

Sep 17   In the year 1679 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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 27   Jean-Francois de Troy, French painter was born in the year 1679.   

Feb 14   Georg Friedrich Kauffman, composer was born in the year 1679.   

Feb 24   Domenico Natale Sarro, Italian opera composer was born in the year 1679.   

Mar 18   Matthew Decker, English merchant and writer (d. 1759) was born in the year 1679.   

May 12   On this day in history birth of giovanni Antonio Ricieri, composer   

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

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

Feb 03   Jan Havicksz Steen, Dutch painter (St Nicolas Feast), dies at 53 in the year 1679.   

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   Johannes Schefferus, Alsatian-born humanist (b. 1621) died on this day in history.   

Mar 27   On this day in history abraham Mignon, Dutch still life painter, dies at 38   

Apr 17   John van Kessel, Flemish painter, dies at 53 in the year 1679.