1679 in England
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Events from the year 1679 in the Kingdom of England.
Incumbents
- Monarch - King Charles II
Events
- 24 January - King Charles II dismisses the Cavalier Parliament after nearly 18 years over the Exclusion Bill.[1]
- 6 March–27 May - Charles II's third Parliament (the "Habeas Corpus Parliament" or "First Exclusion Parliament") meets and is led by the Privy Council Ministry.[1]
- 26 May - Parliament passes the Habeas Corpus Act "for the better securing the liberty of the subject".[1]
- 22 June - Battle of Bothwell Bridge: Royal forces led by the Duke of Monmouth and John Graham of Claverhouse subdue the Scottish Covenanters.
- 24 July - Charles II's fourth Parliament (the "Exclusion Bill Parliament") is summoned, but prorogued until 1680.
- 27 November - The Duke of Monmouth enters London amid scenes of widespread celebration.
- Undated - Bristol Baptist College, the world's first Baptist College, is founded by local merchant Edward Terrill.
- Approximate date - First bagnio opens in London.[2]
Births
- 18 March - Matthew Decker, merchant and writer (died 1749)
- 21 March - Benedict Calvert, 4th Baron Baltimore, politician (died 1715)
- 23 June - Sir Cholmeley Dering, 4th Baronet, politician (died 1711)
- 29 September - Thomas Chubb, Deist (died 1747)
Deaths
- 3 January - George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, soldier and politician (born 1608)
- 24 January - William Ireland, martyr (born 1636)
- 3 May - James Sharp, archbishop (assassinated) (born 1613)
- 11 July - William Chamberlayne, poet (born 1619)
- 17 July - James Duport, scholar (born 1606)
- 19 July - John Plessington, martyr (born c.1637)
- 6 August - John Snell, royalist (born 1629)
- 22 August - John Kemble, martyr (born 1599)
- September - John Mayow, chemist and physiologist (born 1643)
- 2 September - Thomas Modyford, colonial governor (born c.1620)
- 29 September - John Manners, 8th Earl of Rutland, Earl (born 1604)
- 12 October - William Gurnall, writer (born 1617)
- 26 October - Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, soldier, statesman and dramatist (born 1621)
- 4 December - Thomas Hobbes, philosopher (born 1588)
- Hannah Ayscough, mother of Isaac Newton (born 1623)
- Praise-God Barebone, Fifth Monarchist (born c.1598)
- Thomas Blount, lexicographer (born 1618)
- Anne Conway, Viscountess Conway, philosopher (born 1631)
- William Goffe, parliamentarian (born c. 1605)
- John Hayls, painter (born 1600)
- John Wall, martyr (born 1620)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp. 278–279. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
- ↑ Gordon, Ian; Inglis, Simon (2009). Great Lengths: the historic indoor swimming pools of Britain. Swindon: English Heritage. p. 21. ISBN 978-1-90562-452-2.
See also
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