Famous Birthdays Mar 18 Matthew Decker, English merchant and writer (d. 1759) Born in 1679 Famous Deaths Mar 16 John Leverett, Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (b. 1616) Mar 26 Johannes Schefferus, Alsatian-born humanist (b. 1621) Mar 27 Abraham Mignon, Dutch still life painter, dies at 38 Feb 1679 History by Year Apr 1679 Historical Figures Authors Civil Rights Activists Inventors Kings Revolutionaries Scientists