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- Cornelis Pieters van der Vaert, Monster
- Clement Balkeneinde, Noordwijk aan Zee, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Frans Moermans, Willemstad, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Jan Oudheusden, gorinchem (zuid holland) († 1714)
- Cornelis Pietersz van der Vaart, Monster, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Clemens Michielsz Balkenende, Noordwijk, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Daniel Jacobse Witte de, Sint-Maartensdijk, Zeeland, Nederland
- Daniel Tilton, Middletown, New Jersey († 1748)
- Henricus BUIJTENDIJCK, Utrecht
- Gillis Cornelisz Tempelaar, poortugaal (zuid holland) († 1758)
Died on Sunday July 9, 1679
- Jelis Cornelisz TEMPELAAR (2)
- Nicolaas van Swaanbergen (56), Rosmalen
- Martinus Swanenberg (56), Rosmalen
- Nicolaas van Swaenbergen, Rosmalen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Barbe de BEBRONNE, Clermont-sur-Berwinne
- John Kendall (62), Accomack, Virginia, Verenigde Staten
- Margrieta Dijckmans (7)
- Sijmon Bastiaans van Roorijs (35)
- Marcelis Dionijs Fladrack, Hardinxveld
- John Kindsman Kendall (62), Northampton Co, VA, Virginia, Verenigde Staten
Born on July 9
- 1577 » Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, English-American soldier and politician, Colonial Governor of Virginia († 1618)
- 1578 » Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor († 1637)
- 1654 » Emperor Reigen of Japan († 1732)
- 1686 » Philip Livingston, American merchant and politician († 1749)
- 1689 » Alexis Piron, French epigrammatist and playwright († 1773)
- 1721 » Johann Nikolaus Götz, German poet and author († 1781)
- 1753 » William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock, English admiral and politician, 34th Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland († 1825)
- 1764 » Ann Ward, English author and poet († 1823)
- 1775 » Matthew Lewis, English author and playwright († 1818)
- 1800 » Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle, German physician, pathologist, and anatomist († 1885)
Died on July 9
- 1553 » Maurice, Elector of Saxony (b. 1521)
- 1654 » Ferdinand IV, King of the Romans (b. 1633)
- 1706 » Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, Canadian captain and explorer (b. 1661)
- 1737 » Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1671)
- 1742 » John Oldmixon, English historian, poet, and playwright (b. 1673)
- 1746 » Philip V of Spain (b. 1683)
- 1747 » Giovanni Bononcini, Italian cellist and composer (b. 1670)
- 1766 » Jonathan Mayhew, American minister (b. 1720)
- 1795 » Henry Seymour Conway, English general and politician, Secretary of State for the Northern Department (b. 1721)
- 1797 » Edmund Burke, Irish-English philosopher, academic, and politician (b. 1729)
Names that were popular for boys in 1679
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Johannes
- Willem
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Jean
- John
- Thomas
- Jacobus
- Pierre
- Hendrik
- Johann
- Gerrit
Names that were popular for girls in 1679
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Mary
- Elizabeth
- Anne
- Johanna
- Neeltje
- Jannetje
- Grietje
- Sarah
- Lijsbeth
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.