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Born on Monday January 9, 1679
- Thomas Baudry, Margerides, 19200, France († 1763)
- Louise de Bragança Infante van Portugal, Lissabon († 1732)
- Jan Goeijertse Oomen, Well
- Moore Fauntleroy, Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States († 1739)
- Anna Verbauwen (Verbauwede), Vichte (BE) († 1756)
- Hubertus Verougstraete, Tielt († 1688)
- Martijna Marten Herman Segers, Tilburg
- Anna Verbauwede, Vichte, Belgium († 1756)
- Jillis Engels van der SLUIJS, Westmaas
- Anna Molengraeff, Esch
Died on Monday January 9, 1679
- Elisabeth Garraway (64), King's Walden, Hertfordshire
- Guillaume DUMARQUET (89), Esquerchin, 59211, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
- Henri LOIX (70), Alken, 3570, Limburg, België
- Elie CRANCE (50), Bussières-lès-Belmont, Département de la Haute-Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France
- Amy Sims (36)
- Evert Lub (5), Enkhuizen
- Isaac George (44), Middlesex County, Virginia
- Jacobus Van Vlasschenroot, Temse
- John George (74), Isle of Wight County, Virginia
- Joannes (Jan) Van Duyse (49), Hulst
Born on January 9
- 1590 » Simon Vouet, French painter († 1649)
- 1606 » William Dugard, English printer († 1662)
- 1624 » Empress Meishō of Japan († 1696)
- 1645 » Sir William Villiers, 3rd Baronet, English noble and politician (date baptized; d. 1712)
- 1674 » Reinhard Keiser, German composer († 1739)
- 1685 » Tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch philologist and critic († 1766)
- 1728 » Thomas Warton, English poet, historian, and critic († 1790)
- 1735 » John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent, English admiral and politician († 1823)
- 1745 » Caleb Strong, American lawyer and politician, 6th Governor of Massachusetts († 1819)
- 1753 » Luísa Todi, Portuguese soprano and actress († 1833)
Died on January 9
- 1561 » Amago Haruhisa, Japanese warlord (b. 1514)
- 1571 » Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon, French admiral (b. 1510)
- 1598 » Jasper Heywood, English poet and scholar (b. 1553)
- 1612 » Leonard Holliday, Lord Mayor of London (b. 1550)
- 1622 » Alix Le Clerc, French Canoness Regular and foundress (b. 1576)
- 1757 » Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle, French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1657)
- 1762 » Antonio de Benavides, colonial governor of Florida (b. 1678)
- 1766 » Thomas Birch, English historian and author (b. 1705)
- 1799 » Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian mathematician and philosopher (b. 1718)
- 1800 » Jean Étienne Championnet, French general (b. 1762)
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Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1679
- Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- January 24 » King Charles II of England dissolves the Cavalier Parliament.
- June 1 » The Scottish Covenanters defeat John Graham of Claverhouse at the Battle of Drumclog.
- August 7 » The brigantine Le Griffon, commissioned by René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, is towed to the south-eastern end of the Niagara River, to become the first ship to sail the upper Great Lakes of North America.