Historical Events In 1691

Jan 07   On this day in history louis de Buade et de Palluau, Comte de Frontenac 1622-1698 is forced to issue card money to pay the troops in the Quebec garrison, due to the non-arrival of a supply ship.  

Jan 13   In the year 1691 george Fox, founder of Quakers, dies at 66  

Jan 18   English king Willem III travels to The Hague on this day in history.  

Jan 20   Christian de Placker, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Jan 28   Johann Balthasar Konig, composer in the year 1691.  

Feb 01   Alexander VIII, [Pietro Ottoboni], Italian Pope (1689-91), dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Feb 08   On this day in history carlo Rainaldi, composer, dies at 79  

Feb 17   Thomas Neale granted British patent for American postal service on this day in history.  

Apr 09   French troops occupy Mons on this day in history.  

Apr 23   In the year 1691 jean-Henri D'Anglebert, composer, dies  

May 16   Jacob Leisler, becomes 1st American colonist hanged for treason in the year 1691.  

May 17   In the year 1691 antoine Court, French reformed theologist  

May 29   Cornelis Tromp, admiral-general/son of Maarten T, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

Jun 12   Pope Innocent XII succeeds Alexander VIII on this day in history.  

Jun 14   In the year 1691 jan Francisci, composer  

Jul 01   Marc'Antonio Pasqualini, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1691.  

Jul 12   Antonio Pignatelli elected as Pope Innocentius XII in the year 1691.  

Jul 12   Battle of Aughrim (Aghrim) England, William III beats James II on this day in history.  

Jul 16   Francois-Michel Le Tellier, marquis de Louvois, statesman, dies on this day in history.  

Jul 22   Battle at Aghrim: English/Dutch army beats France on this day in history.  

Jul 25   Alessandro Galilei, Italian architect (Cappella Corsini) in the year 1691.  

Aug 16   In the year 1691 yorktown Va founded  

Aug 19   In the year 1691 battle at Szalankemen: Austrians beat Turks  

Aug 19   Mustafa Koprulu, Turkish grand vizer, dies in battle in the year 1691.  

Sep 12   In the year 1691 johann Georg III, Elector of Saxony (1680-91), dies at 44  

Sep 17   Colony Massachusetts Bay gets new charter in the year 1691.  

Oct 03   In the year 1691 english & Dutch army occupies Limerick Ireland  

Oct 17   In the year 1691 new royal charter for Massachusetts, now including Maine, Plymouth  

Nov 15   Albert Cuyp, landscape painter, buried at 71 on this day in history.  

Nov 27   Josef Antonin Planicky, composer in the year 1691.  

Dec 04   Emperor Leopold I takes control of Transsylvania in the year 1691.  

Dec 10   Cornelis Pronk, Dutch portrait painter/cartoonist in the year 1691.  

Jan 28   Johann Balthasar Konig, composer was born in the year 1691.  

Feb 27   Edward Cave, English editor and publisher (d. 1754) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 09   On this day in history birth of johann Matthias Gesner, German classical scholar (d. 1761)  

May 17   Antoine Court, French reformed theologist was born on this day in history.  

Jun 14   On this day in history birth of jan Francisci, composer  

Jun 17   Giovanni Paolo Pannini, Italian painter and architect (d. 1765) was born on this day in history.  

Jul 25   Alessandro Galilei, Italian architect (Cappella Corsini) was born in the year 1691.  

Aug 28   On this day in history birth of elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1750)  

Jan 13   On this day in history george Fox, founder of Quakers, dies at 66  

Jan 20   On this day in history christian de Placker, composer, dies at 77  

Feb 01   On this day in history alexander VIII, [Pietro Ottoboni], Italian Pope (1689-91), dies at 80  

Feb 08   Carlo Rainaldi, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Apr 03   In the year 1691 death of jean Petitot, Swiss enamel painter (b. 1608)  

Apr 23   Jean-Henri D'Anglebert, composer, dies in the year 1691.  

May 10   On this day in history death of colonel John Birch, English soldier (b. 1615)  

May 16   In the year 1691 death of jacob Leisler, becomes 1st American colonist hanged for treason