Notable Historical Events - 1679
1679 Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 24 |
King Charles II disbands English parliament |
Jan 31 |
Jean-Baptiste Lully's opera "Bellerophon," premieres in Paris |
Feb 5 |
German emperor Leopold I signs peace with France |
Apr 3 |
Edmund Halley meets Johannes Hevelius in Danzig |
May 27 |
Habeaus Corpus Act (strengthening person's right to challenge unlawful arrest & imprisonment) passes in England |
Jun 1 |
The Scottish Covenanters defeat John Graham of Claverhouse at the Battle of Drumclog. |
Jun 22 |
Battle at Bothwell Bridge on Clyde: Duke of Monmouth beats Scots |
Jul 2 |
Europeans first visit Minnesota and see headwaters of Mississippi in an expedition led by Daniel Greysolon de Du Luth. |
Jul 12 |
Britain's King Charles II ratifies Habeas Corpus Act allowing prisoners right to be imprisoned to be examined |
Sep 18 |
New Hampshire becomes a county in Massachusetts Bay Colony |
Oct 23 |
Meal Tub Plot against James Duke of York (future James II of England) |
Nov 15 |
English house of Commons accept Exclusion Bill |
Dec 27 |
Dutch troops capture Madurees prince Trunudjojo in Java |
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