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April 4, 1679Born on Wednesday April 5, 1679
- Wilhelmine Luise v.Kirchberg, unbekannt († 1680)
- Christian Friedrich Ficker, Grünhain
- Francoijs Brouwerius, Amsterdam,Gemeente Amsterdam,Noord-Holland,PAYS-BAS († 1747)
- Cornelius Latt, Roosendaal
- Maerten Pietersz. Goemans - Gommans, Helden
- Adrien (Adrianus) Huyghe, Moorslede († 1757)
- Lambertje Bessels, Barneveld, Gelderland, Nederland
- Annetje Pieters, Schiedam († 1710)
- Yves Plancon, Mauze sur le Mignon (Frankrijk ) († 1749)
- martinus gommans, helden († 1747)
Died on Wednesday April 5, 1679
- Anne Geneviève Bourbon-Condé (59)
- Jorijntje NEIJT, Eeklo
- Gijsbert Jansz. Versyll (57), Zuilichem
- Hans, Jerg Bauer (41), Entringen, Herrenberg, Schwarzwaldkreis, Wuertemmberg
- Sara Michielsdr van Sevenhuijsen, Delft
- Anneke Cornelis Zwart
- Maria Höppener (20), Marienberg (D)
- Jan Theunisz Terlouw
- Josijntje Ferdinandus (26), Zaamslag
- Elizabeth Carey (47), Fulham, Greater London, England
Born on April 5
- 1649 » Elihu Yale, American-English merchant and philanthropist († 1721)
- 1656 » Nikita Demidov, Russian industrialist († 1725)
- 1664 » Élisabeth Thérèse de Lorraine, French noblewoman and Princess of Epinoy († 1748)
- 1674 » Margravine Elisabeth Sophie of Brandenburg, († 1748)
- 1691 » Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt († 1768)
- 1692 » Adrienne Lecouvreur, French actress († 1730)
- 1719 » Axel von Fersen the Elder, Swedish field marshal and politician, Lord Marshal of Sweden († 1794)
- 1726 » Benjamin Harrison V, American politician, planter and merchant († 1791)
- 1727 » Pasquale Anfossi, Italian violinist and composer († 1797)
- 1729 » Frederick Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg († 1809)
Died on April 5
- 1673 » François Caron, Belgian-French explorer and politician, 8th Governor of Formosa (b. 1600)
- 1674 » George Frederick, prince of Nassau-Siegen (b. 1606)
- 1679 » Anne Geneviève de Bourbon, French princess (b. 1619)
- 1684 » Karl Eusebius, prince of Liechtenstein (b. 1611)
- 1684 » William Brouncker, English mathematician (b. 1620)
- 1693 » Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, French noblewoman (b. 1627)
- 1693 » Philip William August, German nobleman (b. 1668)
- 1695 » George Savile, English politician, Lord President of the Council (b. 1633)
- 1697 » Charles XI, king of Sweden (b. 1655)
- 1704 » Christian Ulrich I, German nobleman and Duke of Württemberg-Oels (b. 1652)
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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.