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Born on Monday December 25, 1679
- Elisabeth Johannes Franciscus Hairwassers, Sint-Michielsgestel,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Adriana Corstiaen Aerts Jan Voskens, Tilburg,Brabant,Netherlands
- Cornelis Denis Weteringhs, Oosterhout
- Adriana VOSKENS, Tilburg,,Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Grietje Ariens Boot, Werkendam, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1714)
- Elisabeth Wilms, Geleen,, Limburg, Nederland
- Adriana Jens, Leiden
- Adriana Corstiaen Aerts, Tilburg
- Cornelius VANHEE, Eernegem, 8480, West-Vlaanderen, Belgique († 1735)
- Antoine Louis d'Aquin, Parijs,75000,Paris,Île-de-France,France
Died on Monday December 25, 1679
- Ecko Focken (49), Schirum, Aurich, Niedersachsen, Germany
- Marinus Adriaansz (1), Biggekerke, Zeeland, Nederland
- Thomas GOUSSAIN (0), Vorges, 02824, Aisne, Picardie, France
- Antonius Somers (20), Boom, België
- Martinus Deroy, Keerbergen, België
- Thomas Davidsz. Boon (46)
- Hermes DeWolf, Renaix, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
- Floris Joosten Teuling (44)
- Judoca Van Pottelberge (80), Waasmunster
- ... ten Bosch, Enkhuizen,Gemeente Enkhuizen,North Holland,Netherlands
Born on December 25
- 1642 » (OS) - Isaac Newton, English physicist and mathematician (d. 1726/1727)
- 1652 » Archibald Pitcairne, Scottish physician, anatomist, and scholar († 1713)
- 1665 » Lady Grizel Baillie, Scottish-English poet and songwriter († 1746)
- 1674 » Thomas Halyburton, Scottish minister and theologian († 1712)
- 1686 » Giovanni Battista Somis, Italian violinist and composer († 1763)
- 1700 » Leopold II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau († 1758)
- 1711 » Jean-Joseph de Mondonville, French violinist and composer († 1772)
- 1716 » Johann Jakob Reiske, German physician and scholar († 1774)
- 1717 » Pope Pius VI († 1799)
- 1728 » Johann Adam Hiller, German composer and conductor († 1804)
Died on December 25
- 1553 » Pedro de Valdivia, Spanish explorer and politician, 1st Royal Governor of Chile (b. 1500)
- 1634 » Lettice Knollys, English noblewoman (b. 1540)
- 1635 » Samuel de Champlain, French soldier, geographer, and explorer (b. 1567)
- 1676 » Matthew Hale, English lawyer and jurist, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (b. 1609)
- 1676 » William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire (b. 1592)
- 1683 » Kara Mustafa Pasha, Ottoman general and politician, 111th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1634)
- 1730 » Henry Scott, 1st Earl of Deloraine, Scottish peer and general (b. 1676)
- 1758 » James Hervey, English priest and author (b. 1714)
- 1784 » Yosa Buson, Japanese poet and painter (b. 1716)
- 1796 » Velu Nachiyar, Queen of Sivagangai (b. 1730)
Names that were popular for boys in 1679
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Johannes
- Willem
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Jean
- John
- Thomas
- Jacobus
- Pierre
- Johann
- Hendrik
- Gerrit
Names that were popular for girls in 1679
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Mary
- Elizabeth
- Anne
- Johanna
- Neeltje
- Grietje
- Jannetje
- Sarah
- Aaltje
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.