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July 28, 1679Born on Saturday July 29, 1679
- Gerardus Niclaes van de Put, Tilburg
- lijdewij gerritsdochter staalduinen, s'gravenzande
- Euphemia Andriesd Besselink, Amsterdam
- Tilemannus Wouters, Wiekevorst
- Anne PARMENTIER, Ferdrupt, Vosges, Lorraine, France
- Maria Pitswegh, Nuth, Limburg, Nederland
- Catharina van Meervenne, Tielrode († 1705)
- Geessijn Roelefs, Gieten († 1687)
- Jan Corts, Bredevoort
- maria boetz, maasbree
Died on Saturday July 29, 1679
- Jean Moussu, Bassigny
- Vincenzo Rubbino (66), Carini, Palermo, Sicilia, Italia
- Joanna Beeckman (43), Dendermonde
- Nicole CHEREAU (61), Saint-Géréon,44150,Loire-Atlantique,FRANCE,Pays de la Loire
- Jan FILAUDEAU (70), Saint-Aignan-Grandlieu, 44860, France
- Judoca Haentjens (6), Hamme, België
- Catharina Claessen (54), Schinnen,, Limburg, Nederland
- Margarita VOS, Utrecht
- Marja Cariaens (33), Ameide, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Elisabeth De Nolf (24), Tielt
Born on July 29
- 1573 » Philip II, duke of Pomerania-Stettin († 1618)
- 1580 » Francesco Mochi, Italian sculptor († 1654)
- 1605 » Simon Dach, German poet and hymn-writer († 1659)
- 1646 » Johann Theile, German organist and composer († 1724)
- 1744 » Giulio Maria della Somaglia, Italian cardinal († 1830)
- 1763 » Philip Charles Durham, Scottish admiral and politician († 1845)
- 1797 » Daniel Drew, American businessman and financier († 1879)
- 1801 » George Bradshaw, English cartographer and publisher († 1853)
- 1805 » Alexis de Tocqueville, French historian and philosopher († 1859)
- 1806 » Horace Abbott, American businessman and banker († 1887)
Died on July 29
- 1573 » John Caius, English physician and academic (b. 1510)
- 1612 » Jacques Bongars, French scholar and diplomat (b. 1554)
- 1644 » Pope Urban VIII (b. 1568)
- 1752 » Peter Warren, Irish admiral and politician (b. 1703)
- 1781 » Johann Kies, German astronomer and mathematician (b. 1713)
- 1792 » René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou, French lawyer and politician, Chancellor of France (b. 1714)
- 1813 » Jean-Andoche Junot, French general (b. 1771)
- 1833 » William Wilberforce, English philanthropist and politician (b. 1759)
- 1839 » Gaspard de Prony, French mathematician and engineer (b. 1755)
- 1844 » Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, Austrian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1791)
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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.