What is 1679?
{{Year nav|1679}} {{Year in various calendars|1679}} {{Year article header|1679}} == Events == * [[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 (North America)|Great Lakes]]. * [[December 24]] – [[Domenico Sarro]], a [[composer]] from [[Italy]], was born. * [[Battle of Bothwell Bridge]] * [[Habeas Corpus Act 1679]] passed in [[England]]. * [[Europe]]an explorers discover [[Niagara Falls]]. [[Category:1679| ]]