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

Feb 08   In the year 1691 carlo Rainaldi, composer, dies at 79  

Feb 17   In the year 1691 thomas Neale granted British patent for American postal service  

Apr 09   On this day in history french troops occupy Mons  

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

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

May 17   Antoine Court, French reformed theologist in the year 1691.  

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 in the year 1691.  

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

Jul 12   On this day in history 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   On this day in history battle at Aghrim: English/Dutch army beats France  

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

Aug 16   Yorktown Va founded in the year 1691.  

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

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 in the year 1691.  

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

Oct 17   On this day in history new royal charter for Massachusetts, now including Maine, Plymouth  

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

Nov 27   In the year 1691 josef Antonin Planicky, composer  

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   In the year 1691 birth of edward Cave, English editor and publisher (d. 1754)  

Apr 09   In the year 1691 birth of johann Matthias Gesner, German classical scholar (d. 1761)  

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

Jun 14   Jan Francisci, composer was born in the year 1691.  

Jun 17   On this day in history birth of giovanni Paolo Pannini, Italian painter and architect (d. 1765)  

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

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

Jan 13   George Fox, founder of Quakers, dies at 66 in the year 1691.  

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

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   Jean Petitot, Swiss enamel painter (b. 1608) died on this day in history.  

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