1679
EventsJanuary 24 - King Charles II of England disbands ParliamentAugust 7 - The brigantine Le Griffon, which was commissioned by René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, is towed to the southern end of the Niagara River, to become the first ship to sail the upper Great Lakes. Battle of Bothwell BridgeHabeas Corpus Act 1679 passed in England.European explorers discover Niagara Falls.
BirthsOctober 16 - Jan Dismas Zelenka, Bohemian composerFirmin Abauzit - French scientist
DeathsMay 3 - Archbishop Sharp (assassinated) (b. 1613)August 24 - Jean François Paul de Gondi, cardinal de Retz, French churchman and agitator (b. 1614)December 4 - Thomas Hobbes, English author (b. 1588)Lady Anne Finch Conway, English philosopher (b. 1631)
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