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

Jan 18   On this day in history english king Willem III travels to The Hague  

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

Jan 28   On this day in history johann Balthasar Konig, composer  

Feb 01   In the year 1691 alexander VIII, [Pietro Ottoboni], Italian Pope (1689-91), dies at 80  

Feb 08   In the year 1691 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   On this day in history jean-Henri D'Anglebert, composer, dies  

May 16   In the year 1691 jacob Leisler, becomes 1st American colonist hanged for treason  

May 17   Antoine Court, French reformed theologist on this day in history.  

May 29   On this day in history cornelis Tromp, admiral-general/son of Maarten T, dies at 61  

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

Jun 14   On this day in history jan Francisci, composer  

Jul 01   In the year 1691 marc'Antonio Pasqualini, composer, dies at 77  

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

Jul 12   Battle of Aughrim (Aghrim) England, William III beats James II in the year 1691.  

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   Alessandro Galilei, Italian architect (Cappella Corsini) in the year 1691.  

Aug 16   In the year 1691 yorktown Va founded  

Aug 19   On this day in history battle at Szalankemen: Austrians beat Turks  

Aug 19   Mustafa Koprulu, Turkish grand vizer, dies in battle in the year 1691.  

Sep 12   Johann Georg III, Elector of Saxony (1680-91), dies at 44 in the year 1691.  

Sep 17   Colony Massachusetts Bay gets new charter on this day in history.  

Oct 03   English & Dutch army occupies Limerick Ireland on this day in history.  

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

Nov 15   In the year 1691 albert Cuyp, landscape painter, buried at 71  

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

Dec 04   In the year 1691 emperor Leopold I takes control of Transsylvania  

Dec 10   Cornelis Pronk, Dutch portrait painter/cartoonist in the year 1691.  

Jan 28   In the year 1691 birth of johann Balthasar Konig, composer  

Feb 27   Edward Cave, English editor and publisher (d. 1754) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 09   Johann Matthias Gesner, German classical scholar (d. 1761) was born on this day in history.  

May 17   Antoine Court, French reformed theologist was born on this day in history.  

Jun 14   On this day in history birth of jan Francisci, composer  

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

Jul 25   Alessandro Galilei, Italian architect (Cappella Corsini) was born in the year 1691.  

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

Jan 13   George Fox, founder of Quakers, dies at 66 in the year 1691.  

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 in the year 1691.  

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

Apr 03   Jean Petitot, Swiss enamel painter (b. 1608) died on this day in history.  

Apr 23   In the year 1691 jean-Henri D'Anglebert, composer, dies  

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.