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January 24 - King Charles II of England disbands Parliament
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.
Battle of Bothwell Bridge
Habeas Corpus Act 1679 passed in England.
European explorers discover Niagara Falls.
Births
October 16 - Jan Dismas Zelenka, Bohemian composer
Firmin Abauzit - French scientist
Deaths
May 3 - Archbishop Sharp assassinated.
December 4 - Thomas Hobbes
Lady Anne Finch Conway
Category:1679
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