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

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

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

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

Feb 17   Thomas Neale granted British patent for American postal service in the year 1691.  

Apr 09   In the year 1691 french troops occupy Mons  

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

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

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

May 29   On this day in history cornelis Tromp, admiral-general/son of Maarten T, dies at 61  

Jun 12   In the year 1691 pope Innocent XII succeeds Alexander VIII  

Jun 14   In the year 1691 jan Francisci, composer  

Jul 01   On this day in history marc'Antonio Pasqualini, composer, dies at 77  

Jul 12   Antonio Pignatelli elected as Pope Innocentius XII on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1691.  

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

Jul 25   On this day in history 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   In the year 1691 colony Massachusetts Bay gets new charter  

Oct 03   On this day in history english & Dutch army occupies Limerick Ireland  

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

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   Cornelis Pronk, Dutch portrait painter/cartoonist on this day in history.  

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   Johann Matthias Gesner, German classical scholar (d. 1761) was born on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1691 birth of giovanni Paolo Pannini, Italian painter and architect (d. 1765)  

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

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

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

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

Apr 03   On this day in history death of jean Petitot, Swiss enamel painter (b. 1608)  

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

May 10   In the year 1691 death of colonel John Birch, English soldier (b. 1615)  

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