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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 18   English king Willem III travels to The Hague in the year 1691.  

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

Jan 28   Johann Balthasar Konig, composer on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

May 29   In the year 1691 cornelis Tromp, admiral-general/son of Maarten T, dies at 61  

Jun 12   On this day in history pope Innocent XII succeeds Alexander VIII  

Jun 14   In the year 1691 jan Francisci, composer  

Jul 01   In the year 1691 marc'Antonio Pasqualini, composer, dies at 77  

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

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

Jul 16   On this day in history francois-Michel Le Tellier, marquis de Louvois, statesman, dies  

Jul 22   Battle at Aghrim: English/Dutch army beats France in the year 1691.  

Jul 25   In the year 1691 alessandro Galilei, Italian architect (Cappella Corsini)  

Aug 16   Yorktown Va founded on this day in history.  

Aug 19   Battle at Szalankemen: Austrians beat Turks in the year 1691.  

Aug 19   On this day in history mustafa Koprulu, Turkish grand vizer, dies in battle  

Sep 12   Johann Georg III, Elector of Saxony (1680-91), dies at 44 on this day in history.  

Sep 17   Colony Massachusetts Bay gets new charter on this day in history.  

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

Oct 17   New royal charter for Massachusetts, now including Maine, Plymouth in the year 1691.  

Nov 15   On this day in history albert Cuyp, landscape painter, buried at 71  

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

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

Dec 10   On this day in history cornelis Pronk, Dutch portrait painter/cartoonist  

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

Feb 27   Edward Cave, English editor and publisher (d. 1754) was born in the year 1691.  

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   Jan Francisci, composer was born in the year 1691.  

Jun 17   Giovanni Paolo Pannini, Italian painter and architect (d. 1765) was born in the year 1691.  

Jul 25   Alessandro Galilei, Italian architect (Cappella Corsini) was born on this day in history.  

Aug 28   Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1750) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 13   George Fox, founder of Quakers, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Apr 03   Jean Petitot, Swiss enamel painter (b. 1608) died in the year 1691.  

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

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

May 16   Jacob Leisler, becomes 1st American colonist hanged for treason died on this day in history.