Historical Events In 1681

Jan 06   1st recorded boxing match (Duke of Albemarle's butler vs his butcher).   

Jan 06   inaugural recorded boxing match (Duke of Albemarle's butler vs his butcher)   

Jan 20   Francesco Bartolomeo Conti, composer.   

Feb 14   Francesco Nigetti, composer, dies at 77.   

Mar 04   King Charles II grants William Penn royal charter for Penn.   

Mar 04   King Charles II grants William Penn royal charter for Pennsylvania.   

Mar 10   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   

Mar 14   Georg Philipp Telemann, Magdeburg Germany, late baroque composer   

Mar 21   3rd Exclusion Parliament meets in London   

Mar 30   Pieter Snyers, Flemish painter/engraver   

Apr 09   Alfonso Marsh, composer, dies at 54   

Apr 11   Anne Danican Philidor, composer.   

Jun 09   William Lilly, English astrologer, dies.   

Jun 18   Feofan Prokopovich, theologian, archbishop of Novgorod, westernizer.   

Jul 02   Earl of Shaftesbury arrested for high-treason.   

Jul 05   Fjodor Aleksejevitsj, tsar of Russia, dies.   

Jul 08   Georg Neumark, composer, dies at 60.   

Aug 17   Nikon, [Nikita Minin], patriarch of Rus-orthodox church, dies at 76.   

Aug 22   Pierre Danican Philidor, composer.   

Sep 28   Johann Mattheson, Hamburg Germany, composer.   

Sep 30   Netherlands and Sweden sign treaty   

Oct 07   Nicolaas Heinsius, Dutch philological/diplomat, dies at 61   

Oct 23   French troops under King Louis XIV occupy Staatsburg.   

Oct 24   Earl of Shaftesbury accused of high treason in London   

Nov 09   Hungarian parliament promises protestants freedom of religion.   

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

Jan 20   Francesco bartolomeo conti: Composer   

Mar 14   Georg philipp telemann: Magdeburg germany, late baroque composer   

Mar 30   Pieter snyers: Flemish painter/engraver   

Apr 11   Anne danican philidor: Composer   

Jun 18   Feofan prokopovich: Theologian, archbishop of novgorod, westernizer   

Jun 26   Hedwig sophia: Duchess of holstein-gottorp, swedish writer   

Aug 22   Pierre danican philidor: Composer   

Sep 11   Johann gottlieb heineccius: German jurist   

Jan 28   Richard allestree: English royalist churchman (b. 1619)   

Feb 14   Francesco nigetti: Composer,   

Mar 12   French van mieris: The elder, dutch genre painter,    

Apr 09   Alfonso marsh: Composer,   

May 25   Pedro calderón de la barca: Spanish playwright (b. 1600)   

Jun 09   William lilly: English astrologer,   

Jul 01   Oliver plunkett: Irish saint (b. 1629)   

Jul 05   Fjodor aleksejevitsj: Tsar of russia,