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What Happened in January 1679

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Jan 24 King Charles II disbands English parliament

Charles II — King of England Charles II

Jan 31 Jean-Baptiste Lully's opera "Bellerophon" premieres at the Palais-Royal in Paris

Famous Birthdays

Jan 5 Pietro Filippo Scarlotti, Italian composer, born in Rome, Italy (d. 1750)
Jan 19 Girolamo Chiti, Italian composer and music theorist, born in Siena (d. 1759)
Jan 24 Christian von Wolff, German philosopher
Jan 27 Jean-Francois de Troy, French painter

Famous Deaths

Jan 9 Werner Fabricius, German composer, dies at 45
Jan 14 Jacques de Billy, French mathematician (b. 1602)

Famous Sports Stars

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