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April 12, 1679Born on Thursday April 13, 1679
- Cecilia CONINGSBY
- Frerick te Vaerwerck, Neede
- Friedrich Krämer, Berleburg, Kreis Wittgenstein († 1736)
- Alexander Westland ¥ Wast, Kemnay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
- Aaltjen KEMPERMAN, Gaanderen
- Arnoldus HOVAEN, Roermond
- Dirck VERMEER, Maurik
- Georg Ludwig Dülcken, Berleburg, Kreis Wittgenstein († 1752)
- Egbert Henrix Hanekamp, Oene, Gelderland, Nederland
- Aeltje Willems Jansen van Oppijnen, Ravenswaaij, Gelderland, Nederland
Died on Thursday April 13, 1679
- Hendrick Petersen, Driebergen
- Deeuwere JANSEN (25), Schildwolde, Slochteren, Groningen, Nederland
- Maertie Wouters van Overvoorden (44)
- ZEGER DE BOCK (58), SINT-NIKLAAS,OOST-VLAANDEREN,BELGIE
- Michel TRIMOREAU (28), Mésanger,44522,Loire-Atlantique,FRANCE,Pays de la Loire
- Margareta Wouters van Overvoorden
- Gerardus Van Aelbroeck, Scheldewindeke
- Cathrine NN (81)
- CORNELIS COENEN VERRIPS (33), SCHOONDERWOERD
- Eva Agnes von Schaumberg (55), Guttenberg, Allemagne
Born on April 13
- 1618 » Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy, French author († 1693)
- 1636 » Hendrik van Rheede, Dutch botanist († 1691)
- 1648 » Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon, French mystic († 1717)
- 1713 » Pierre Jélyotte, French tenor († 1797)
- 1729 » Thomas Percy, Irish bishop and poet († 1811)
- 1732 » Frederick North, Lord North, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1792)
- 1735 » Isaac Low, American merchant and politician, founded the New York Chamber of Commerce († 1791)
- 1743 » Thomas Jefferson, American lawyer and politician, 3rd President of the United States († 1826)
- 1747 » Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans († 1793)
- 1764 » Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr, French general and politician, French Minister of War († 1830)
Died on April 13
- 1592 » Bartolomeo Ammannati, Italian architect and sculptor (b. 1511)
- 1605 » Boris Godunov, Tsar of Russia (b. 1551)
- 1612 » Sasaki Kojirō, Japanese samurai (b. 1585)
- 1635 » Fakhr-al-Din II, Ottoman prince (b. 1572)
- 1638 » Henri, Duke of Rohan (b. 1579)
- 1641 » Richard Montagu, English bishop (b. 1577)
- 1695 » Jean de La Fontaine, French author and poet (b. 1621)
- 1716 » Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington, English admiral and politician (b. 1648)
- 1722 » Charles Leslie, Irish priest and theologian (b. 1650)
- 1793 » Pierre Gaspard Chaumette, French botanist, lawyer, and politician (b. 1763)
Names that were popular for boys in 1679
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Willem
- Johannes
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Jean
- Jacob
- Jansz
- Thomas
- John
- Jacobus
- Hendrik
- Pierre
- Joseph
Names that were popular for girls in 1679
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Marie
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Anne
- Mary
- Elizabeth
- Jans
- Johanna
- Van
- Neeltje
- Jeanne
- Margaretha
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.