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 in the year 1691.  

Jan 18   English king Willem III travels to The Hague in the year 1691.  

Jan 20   Christian de Placker, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1691.  

Jan 28   In the year 1691 johann Balthasar Konig, composer  

Feb 01   On this day in history alexander VIII, [Pietro Ottoboni], Italian Pope (1689-91), dies at 80  

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

Feb 17   On this day in history thomas Neale granted British patent for American postal service  

Apr 09   In the year 1691 french troops occupy Mons  

Apr 23   Jean-Henri D'Anglebert, composer, dies on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1691.  

Jun 12   On this day in history pope Innocent XII succeeds Alexander VIII  

Jun 14   Jan Francisci, composer on this day in history.  

Jul 01   Marc'Antonio Pasqualini, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Jul 12   On this day in history antonio Pignatelli elected as Pope Innocentius XII  

Jul 12   In the year 1691 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   In the year 1691 battle at Aghrim: English/Dutch army beats France  

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

Aug 16   On this day in history yorktown Va founded  

Aug 19   Battle at Szalankemen: Austrians beat Turks in the year 1691.  

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   In the year 1691 colony Massachusetts Bay gets new charter  

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

Oct 17   New royal charter for Massachusetts, now including Maine, Plymouth in the year 1691.  

Nov 15   On this day in history albert Cuyp, landscape painter, buried at 71  

Nov 27   Josef Antonin Planicky, composer in the year 1691.  

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   In the year 1691 birth of johann Balthasar Konig, composer  

Feb 27   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of antoine Court, French reformed theologist  

Jun 14   Jan Francisci, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Aug 28   Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1750) was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1691.  

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

Apr 03   In the year 1691 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 in the year 1691.