Historical Events In 1691

Jan 07   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 in the year 1691.  

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

Jan 18   In the year 1691 english king Willem III travels to The Hague  

Jan 20   Christian de Placker, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1691.  

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

Feb 01   Alexander VIII, [Pietro Ottoboni], Italian Pope (1689-91), dies at 80 in the year 1691.  

Feb 08   Carlo Rainaldi, composer, dies at 79 in the year 1691.  

Feb 17   On this day in history thomas Neale granted British patent for American postal service  

Apr 09   French troops occupy Mons in the year 1691.  

Apr 23   On this day in history jean-Henri D'Anglebert, composer, dies  

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

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

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 in the year 1691.  

Jun 14   Jan Francisci, composer on this day in history.  

Jul 01   Marc'Antonio Pasqualini, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Jul 12   In the year 1691 antonio Pignatelli elected as Pope Innocentius XII  

Jul 12   On this day in history battle of Aughrim (Aghrim) England, William III beats James II  

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   Yorktown Va founded in the year 1691.  

Aug 19   Battle at Szalankemen: Austrians beat Turks on this day in history.  

Aug 19   In the year 1691 mustafa Koprulu, Turkish grand vizer, dies in battle  

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

Sep 17   In the year 1691 colony Massachusetts Bay gets new charter  

Oct 03   English & Dutch army occupies Limerick Ireland on this day in history.  

Oct 17   New royal charter for Massachusetts, now including Maine, Plymouth on this day in history.  

Nov 15   Albert Cuyp, landscape painter, buried at 71 in the year 1691.  

Nov 27   Josef Antonin Planicky, composer on this day in history.  

Dec 04   In the year 1691 emperor Leopold I takes control of Transsylvania  

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

Jan 28   In the year 1691 birth of johann Balthasar Konig, composer  

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   On this day in history birth of antoine Court, French reformed theologist  

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   On this day in history birth of alessandro Galilei, Italian architect (Cappella Corsini)  

Aug 28   In the year 1691 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   In the year 1691 christian de Placker, composer, dies at 77  

Feb 01   Alexander VIII, [Pietro Ottoboni], Italian Pope (1689-91), dies at 80 in the year 1691.  

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

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

Apr 23   Jean-Henri D'Anglebert, composer, dies on this day in history.  

May 10   Colonel John Birch, English soldier (b. 1615) died on this day in history.  

May 16   On this day in history death of jacob Leisler, becomes 1st American colonist hanged for treason