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July 12, 1679Born on Thursday July 13, 1679
- Douwe Claeses Heringa
- Geert Johannes Althuisius, Deersum, Rauwerderhem, Friesland, Nederland
- Gijsbert Gijsbertsz, Doorn, Utr, Nederland
- Hendrik Schrevelius, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland NL
- Ariaantje Janse Stolck, Capelle aan den IJssel
- Douwe Claeses Heringa, Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands († 1749)
- Daniel Courtelje, Utrecht († 1758)
- Christina Eleonore von Fersen († 1704)
- Henricus Schrevelius, Leiden († 1736)
- Daniël Courtellier, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland († 1758)
Died on Thursday July 13, 1679
- Matthias Hemeleir (80), Haasdonk, Beveren, O-Vl, BE
- Suzanna Everaert (41), VrOUWENBROERS
- Jan Smeenk, Neede, Gelderland, Nederland
- Aelbert Gerritsz (Gerryts) Koldenhof (50), Coldenhove-Hall
- Elisabeth Kobus, Winterswijk, Gelderland, Nederland
- Derk Geesink, Kotten, Gelderland, Nederland
- Cornelia van der Sturck (53), Rotterdam,Gemeente Rotterdam,South Holland,Netherlands
- Cornelia Bartholomeusd. van der Sturck
- Thomas Higginbotham (69), St Philip, Barbados
- Lammert Boeijink, Ratum, Gelderland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from July 13, 1679 at Delpher
Born on July 13
- 1579 » Arthur Dee, English physician and chemist († 1651)
- 1590 » Pope Clement X († 1676)
- 1606 » Roland Fréart de Chambray († 1676)
- 1607 » Wenceslaus Hollar, Czech-English painter and illustrator († 1677)
- 1608 » Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor († 1657)
- 1745 » Robert Calder, Scottish-English admiral († 1818)
- 1756 » Thomas Rowlandson, English artist and caricaturist († 1827)
- 1760 » István Pauli, Hungarian-Slovene priest and poet († 1829)
- 1770 » Alexander Balashov, Russian general and politician, Russian Minister of Police († 1837)
- 1793 » John Clare, English poet and author († 1864)
Died on July 13
- 1617 » Adam Wenceslaus, duke of Cieszyn (b. 1574)
- 1621 » Albert VII, archduke of Austria (b. 1559)
- 1626 » Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester, English politician (b. 1563)
- 1628 » Robert Shirley, English soldier and diplomat (b. 1581)
- 1629 » Caspar Bartholin the Elder, Swedish physician and theologian (b. 1585)
- 1683 » Arthur Capell, 1st Earl of Essex, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1631)
- 1755 » Edward Braddock, Scottish general (b. 1695)
- 1762 » James Bradley, English priest and astronomer (b. 1693)
- 1789 » Victor de Riqueti, marquis de Mirabeau, French economist and academic (b. 1715)
- 1793 » Jean-Paul Marat, French physician and theorist (b. 1743)
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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.