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

Jan 18   In the year 1691 english king Willem III travels to The Hague  

Jan 20   In the year 1691 christian de Placker, composer, dies at 77  

Jan 28   Johann Balthasar Konig, composer in the year 1691.  

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

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

Feb 17   Thomas Neale granted British patent for American postal service in the year 1691.  

Apr 09   French troops occupy Mons in the year 1691.  

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

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

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

May 29   Cornelis Tromp, admiral-general/son of Maarten T, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

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

Jun 14   In the year 1691 jan Francisci, composer  

Jul 01   Marc'Antonio Pasqualini, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1691.  

Jul 12   Antonio Pignatelli elected as Pope Innocentius XII on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1691.  

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   Yorktown Va founded on this day in history.  

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

Aug 19   Mustafa Koprulu, Turkish grand vizer, dies in battle on this day in history.  

Sep 12   Johann Georg III, Elector of Saxony (1680-91), dies at 44 on this day in history.  

Sep 17   In the year 1691 colony Massachusetts Bay gets new charter  

Oct 03   English & Dutch army occupies Limerick Ireland in the year 1691.  

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

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

Nov 27   On this day in history josef Antonin Planicky, composer  

Dec 04   Emperor Leopold I takes control of Transsylvania in the year 1691.  

Dec 10   In the year 1691 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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1691 birth of jan Francisci, composer  

Jun 17   Giovanni Paolo Pannini, Italian painter and architect (d. 1765) was born in the year 1691.  

Jul 25   On this day in history birth of alessandro Galilei, Italian architect (Cappella Corsini)  

Aug 28   Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1750) was born in the year 1691.  

Jan 13   On this day in history george Fox, founder of Quakers, dies at 66  

Jan 20   On this day in history 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   On this day in history carlo Rainaldi, composer, dies at 79  

Apr 03   Jean Petitot, Swiss enamel painter (b. 1608) died in the year 1691.  

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

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 on this day in history.