Historical Events In 1681

Jan 06   In the year 1681 1st recorded boxing match (Duke of Albemarle's butler vs his butcher)  

Jan 06   First recorded boxing match (Duke of Albemarle's butler vs his butcher) on this day in history.  

Jan 20   Francesco Bartolomeo Conti, composer on this day in history.  

Feb 14   Francesco Nigetti, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1681.  

Mar 04   On this day in history king Charles II grants William Penn royal charter for Penn  

Mar 04   On this day in history king Charles II grants William Penn royal charter for Pennsylvania  

Mar 10   On this day in history english Quaker William Penn receives charter from Charles II, making him sole proprietor of colonial American territory Pennsylvania  

Mar 12   French van Mieris, the Elder, Dutch genre painter, dies at 45 in the year 1681.  

Mar 14   Georg Philipp Telemann, Magdeburg Germany, late baroque composer in the year 1681.  

Mar 21   In the year 1681 3rd Exclusion Parliament meets in London  

Mar 30   Pieter Snyers, Flemish painter/engraver on this day in history.  

Apr 09   Alfonso Marsh, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

Apr 11   In the year 1681 anne Danican Philidor, composer  

Jun 09   William Lilly, English astrologer, dies in the year 1681.  

Jun 18   Feofan Prokopovich, theologian, archbishop of Novgorod, westernizer in the year 1681.  

Jul 02   Earl of Shaftesbury arrested for high-treason on this day in history.  

Jul 05   Fjodor Aleksejevitsj, tsar of Russia, dies on this day in history.  

Jul 08   On this day in history georg Neumark, composer, dies at 60  

Aug 17   On this day in history nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Rus-orthodox church, dies at 76  

Aug 22   Pierre Danican Philidor, composer on this day in history.  

Sep 28   On this day in history johann Mattheson, Hamburg Germany, composer  

Sep 30   Netherlands & Sweden sign treaty in the year 1681.  

Oct 07   In the year 1681 nicolaas Heinsius, Dutch philological/diplomat, dies at 61  

Oct 23   French troops under King Louis XIV occupy Staatsburg on this day in history.  

Oct 24   Earl of Shaftesbury accused of high treason in London in the year 1681.  

Nov 09   Hungarian parliament promises protestants freedom of religion in the year 1681.  

Dec 08   Gerard Terborch, the Younger, Dutch painter/etcher, dies in the year 1681.  

Jan 20   In the year 1681 birth of francesco Bartolomeo Conti, composer  

Mar 14   Georg Philipp Telemann, Magdeburg Germany, late baroque composer was born on this day in history.  

Mar 30   Pieter Snyers, Flemish painter/engraver was born on this day in history.  

Apr 11   Anne Danican Philidor, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jun 18   On this day in history birth of feofan Prokopovich, theologian, archbishop of Novgorod, westernizer  

Jun 26   In the year 1681 birth of hedwig Sophia, duchess of Holstein-Gottorp, Swedish writer (d. 1708)  

Aug 22   Pierre Danican Philidor, composer was born on this day in history.  

Sep 11   Johann Gottlieb Heineccius, German jurist (d. 1741) was born in the year 1681.  

Jan 28   On this day in history death of richard Allestree, English royalist churchman (b. 1619)  

Feb 14   In the year 1681 francesco Nigetti, composer, dies at 77  

Mar 12   French van Mieris, the Elder, Dutch genre painter, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

Apr 09   On this day in history alfonso Marsh, composer, dies at 54  

May 25   In the year 1681 death of pedro Calderón de la Barca, Spanish playwright (b. 1600)  

Jun 09   On this day in history william Lilly, English astrologer, dies  

Jul 01   On this day in history death of oliver Plunkett, Irish saint (b. 1629)  

Jul 05   In the year 1681 fjodor Aleksejevitsj, tsar of Russia, dies