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Born on Sunday September 10, 1679
- Amarantha Catharina Elsevier, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1742)
- Arij Maartensz. de Bes, Streefkerk, Nederland
- Annitje Kranenburg, Nieuwkoop, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Amarante Catherine ELSEVIER, Leiden († 1742)
- Arij Arijensz. Stolck
- Catelijna de Prè, Axel
- Ariaentie Jansdr Koper, Zandvoort, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Balten van Dueren, Rotterdam
- Amarantha Catharina Elzevier, Leiden, Z.H († 1742)
- Ariaantje Boucque, Rijnsburg, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Died on Sunday September 10, 1679
- Petrus Wauty (48), Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, België
- Joanna de Weerdt (36), Sint Niklaas
- Annetje Willemsdr van Alphen (64)
- Barber Vries (29)
- Olive GUILLERME (63), Grand-Champ,56390,Morbihan,Bretagne,FRANCE
- Geerit Ariensz Cleijnjan (34), Strijen
- Gerrit Jacobs CREETHUISEN (0), Delft,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Valkenburgh
- Lena Marynissen de Putter (34)
- Cornelis Hindricx
Born on September 10
- 1588 » Nicholas Lanier, English singer-songwriter and lute player († 1666)
- 1624 » Thomas Sydenham, English physician and author († 1689)
- 1638 » Maria Theresa of Spain († 1683)
- 1659 » Henry Purcell, English organist and composer († 1695)
- 1714 » Niccolò Jommelli, Italian composer († 1774)
- 1753 » John Soane, English architect and academic, designed the Royal Academy and Freemasons' Hall († 1837)
- 1758 » Hannah Webster Foster, American author († 1840)
- 1786 » Nicolás Bravo, Mexican soldier and politician, 11th President of Mexico († 1854)
- 1786 » William Mason, American surgeon and politician († 1860)
- 1788 » Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes, French archaeologist and author († 1868)
Died on September 10
- 1549 » Anthony Denny, English politician (b. 1501)
- 1591 » Richard Grenville, English admiral and politician (b. 1542)
- 1604 » William Morgan, Welsh bishop and translator (b. 1545)
- 1607 » Luzzasco Luzzaschi, Italian organist and composer (b. 1545)
- 1669 » Henrietta Maria of France (b. 1609)
- 1676 » Gerrard Winstanley, English activist (b. 1609)
- 1748 » Ignacia del Espíritu Santo, Filipino nun, founded the Religious of the Virgin Mary (b. 1663)
- 1749 » Émilie du Châtelet, French mathematician and physicist (b. 1706)
- 1759 » Ferdinand Konščak, Croatian missionary and explorer (b. 1703)
- 1797 » Mary Wollstonecraft, English philosopher, historian, and novelist (b. 1759)
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.