1679

Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century

Decades: 1620s 1630s 1640s 1650s 1660s - 1670s - 1680s 1690s 1700s 1710s 1720s

Years: 1674 1675 1676 1677 1678 - 1679 - 1680 1681 1682 1683 1684

• January 24 - King Charles II of England disbands Parliament
• Battle of Bothwell Bridge[?]
• Habeas Corpus Act[?] passed in England.
• European explorers discover Niagara Falls.

Births

• October 16 - Jan Dismas Zelenka[?], Bohemian composer

Deaths

• Thomas Hobbes
• Anne Conway[?]