Events in year of 1679
- 01-24King Charles II disbands English parliament
- 02-05German Emperor Leopold I signs peace with France
- 04-03Edmund Halley meets Johannes Hevelius in Danzig
- 05-27Habeaus Corpus Act (no false arrest & imprisonment) passes in the UK
- 06-01Battle at Bothwell Bridge on Clyde: Duke of Monmouth beats Scottish
- 09-18New Hampshire becomes a county Massachusetts Bay Colony
- 10-23Meal Tub Plot against James II of England
- 11-03Great panic occurs in Europe over close approach of a comet
- 11-15English house of Commons accept Exclusion Bill
- 12-27Dutch troops capture Madurees Prince Trunudjojo in Java
People born in year of 1679
- 01-05Pietro Filippo Scarlotti: Composer
- 01-19Girolamo Chiti: Composer
- 01-24Christian von Wolff: German philosopher
- 01-27Jean-Francois de Troy: French painter
- 02-14Georg Friedrich Kauffman: Composer
- 05-12Giovanni Antonio Ricieri: Composer
- 05-14Peder [Nielsen] Horrebow: Danish astronomer
- 06-01Johan Runius: Swedish poet (Dudaim)
- 09-28Mihael Omerza: Composer
- 10-16Jan Dismas Zelenka: Composer
- 10-20Samuel von Cocceji: German lawyer
- 11-10Johann Christian Schieferdecker: Composer
- 11-11Firmin Abauzit: French huguenot / Scientist
- 11-14Omobono Stradivari: Italian violin maker / Son of Antonius
- 12-10Willem Maurits: Dutch Count of Nassau / gov of Zeeuws-Flanders
People died in year of 1679
- 01-09Werner Fabricius: Composer, dies at 45
- 02-03Jan Havicksz Steen: Dutch Painter (St Nicolas Feast), dies at 53
- 02-05Joost van den Vondel: Dutch Poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91
- 03-27Abraham Mignon: Dutch still life painter, dies at 38
- 04-17John van Kessel: Flemish painter, dies at 53
- 04-18Hofmannswaldau: Writer
- 05-01Esaias Reusner: Composer, dies at 43
- 06-03Jean-Francius Miller: Painter, buried
- 06-27Pablo Bruna: Composer, dies at 68
- 07-08Samuel J Columbus: Swedish Poet (Odae Sveticae)
- 08-20Jacob Alting: Dutch theologist, dies at 60
- 09-17Juan Jose of Austrian: Spanish General / gov of the Netherlands, dies at 50
- 09-20Cornelis Evertsen the Young: Vice-admiral of Zealand, dies at 51
- 10-24Barent Avercamp: Dutch landscape painter, dies at about 66
- 11-30Pieter van Schooten: Dutch Mathematician / fort architect, dies at 45
- 12-17Don Juan: Ruler of Spain
- 12-20Johan Maurits: Count of Nassau-Siegen, dies at 75
- 12-26John van de Cappelle: Amsterdam landscape painter, dies at 53
Events in year of 1680
- 03-22Parliament of Breisach accept French sovereignty over Elzas
- 09-26Tax revolt in Gorinchem due to tax on cereal
- 12-04Hen in Rome lays an egg imprinted with comet not seen until Dec 16th
- 12-15Tax revolt on Terschelling due to tax on cereal
- 12-31Amsterdam opera at Leidsegracht opens
People born in year of 1680
- 01-03Johann Baptist Zimmermann: German stucco worker
- 02-25Philipp Hyacinth Lobkowitz: Composer
- 05-05Giuseppe Porsile: Composer
- 05-21Frederich Karl Erbach: Composer
- 10-21Francisco Jose Coutinho: Composer
- 11-18Jean-Baptiste Loeillet: Composer
People died in year of 1680
- 02-15Jan Swammerdam: Dutch entomologist (Bible of Nature), dies at 41
- 02-15John Swammerdam: Anatomist / entomologist (Bible of Nature), dies at 43
- 03-17Francois Duc de La Rochefoucauld: Writer
- 05-29Abraham Megerle: Composer, dies at 73
- 07-26John Wilmot: 2nd Earl of Rochester, Poet / courtier
- 08-24Ferdinand Bulb: Dutch Painter / etcher, buried
- 09-01Johan Georg II: Ruler of Saxon (1656-80), dies at 67
- 09-10Marco Uccellini: Composer
- 10-08Elisabeth: Abbess, dies at 61
- 10-13Francois Roberday: Composer, dies at 56
- 11-05Gillis Valckenier: Mayor of Amsterdam (1665..80), dies at about 57
- 11-27Athanasius Kircher: German Jesuit / inventor (lantern)
- 11-28Giovanni L Bernini: Italian Sculptor / painter
Events in year of 1681
- 03-04King Charles II grants William Penn royal charter for Penn
- 03-10English Quaker William Penn receives charter from Charles II, making him sole proprietor of colonial American territory Pennsylvania
- 03-213rd Exclusion Parliament meets in London
- 07-02Earl of Shaftesbury arrested for high-treason
- 09-30Netherlands and Sweden sign treaty
- 10-23French troops under King Louis XIV occupy Staatsburg
- 10-24Earl of Shaftesbury accused of high treason in London
- 11-09Hungarian parliament promises protestants freedom of religion
People born in year of 1681
- 01-20Francesco Bartolomeo Conti: Composer
- 03-14Georg Philipp Telemann: Magdeburg, Germany -- Late baroque composer
- 03-30Pieter Snyers: Flemish painter / engraver
- 04-11Anne Danican Philidor: Composer
- 06-18Feofan Prokopovich: Theologian, Archbishop of Novgorod, Westernizer
- 08-22Pierre Danican Philidor: Composer
- 09-28Johann Mattheson: Hamburg, Germany -- Composer
People died in year of 1681
- 02-14Francesco Nigetti: Composer, dies at 77
- 03-12French van Mieris [the Elder]: Dutch genre painter, dies at 45
- 04-09Alfonso Marsh: Composer, dies at 54
- 06-09William Lilly: English astrologer
- 07-05Fjodor Aleksejevitsj: Tsar of Russia
- 07-08Georg Neumark: Composer, dies at 60
- 08-17Nikon [Nikita Minin]: Patriarch of Russian-Orthodox church, dies at 76
- 10-07Nicolaas Heinsius: Dutch philological / diplomat, dies at 61
- 12-08Gerard Terborch [the Younger]: Dutch Painter / etcher