December 25, 1686:
Giovanni Battista Somis is born in Turin in the Principality of Piedmont, the son of Lorenzo Francesco Somis, a violinist, and Domenica Canavasso, the sister of a violinist.
August 14, 1763:
Giovanni Battista Somis dies in Turin, Kingdom of Sardinia, aged 76 years, seven months, and 20 days.