1679
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 16th century – 17th century – 18th century |
| Decades: | 1640s 1650s 1660s – 1670s – 1680s 1690s 1700s |
| Years: | 1676 1677 1678 – 1679 – 1680 1681 1682 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1679 MDCLXXIX |
| Ab urbe condita | 2432 |
| Armenian calendar | 1128 ԹՎ ՌՃԻԸ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6429 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1600–1601 |
| Bengali calendar | 1086 |
| Berber calendar | 2629 |
| English Regnal year | 30 Cha. 2 – 31 Cha. 2 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2223 |
| Burmese calendar | 1041 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7187–7188 |
| Chinese calendar | 戊午年 (Earth Horse) 4375 or 4315 — to — 己未年 (Earth Goat) 4376 or 4316 |
| Coptic calendar | 1395–1396 |
| Discordian calendar | 2845 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1671–1672 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5439–5440 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1735–1736 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1600–1601 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4779–4780 |
| Holocene calendar | 11679 |
| Igbo calendar | 679–680 |
| Iranian calendar | 1057–1058 |
| Islamic calendar | 1089–1090 |
| Japanese calendar | Enpō 7 (延宝７年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1601–1602 |
| Julian calendar | Gregorian minus 10 days |
| Korean calendar | 4012 |
| Minguo calendar | 233 before ROC 民前233年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 211 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2221–2222 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳土马年 (male Earth-Horse) 1805 or 1424 or 652 — to — 阴土羊年 (female Earth-Goat) 1806 or 1425 or 653 |
1679 (MDCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1679th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 679th year of the 2nd millennium, the 79th year of the 17th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1670s decade. As of the start of 1679, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
Events
[change | change source]- January 24 – King Charles II of England disbands Parliament
- June 22 – the Duke of Monmouth subdues an insurrection of Scottish Covenanters at Birthwell Bridge
- August 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.
- December 24 – Domenico Sarro, a composer from Italy, was born.
- Battle of Bothwell Bridge
- Habeas Corpus Act 1679 passed in England.
- European explorers discover Niagara Falls.