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

Jan 28   In the year 1691 johann Balthasar Konig, composer  

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 in the year 1691.  

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   In the year 1691 antoine Court, French reformed theologist  

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

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

Jun 14   On this day in history 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 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 in the year 1691.  

Jul 22   On this day in history battle at Aghrim: English/Dutch army beats France  

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

Aug 16   On this day in history 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   On this day in history johann Georg III, Elector of Saxony (1680-91), dies at 44  

Sep 17   On this day in history colony Massachusetts Bay gets new charter  

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 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   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   In the year 1691 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   In the year 1691 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   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 on this day in history.  

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

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   Colonel John Birch, English soldier (b. 1615) died in the year 1691.  

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