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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 28   Johann Balthasar Konig, composer on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 17   In the year 1691 thomas Neale granted British patent for American postal service   

Apr 09   French troops occupy Mons on this day in history.   

Apr 23   Jean-Henri D'Anglebert, composer, dies in the year 1691.   

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

May 17   On this day in history antoine Court, French reformed theologist   

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

Jun 12   Pope Innocent XII succeeds Alexander VIII on this day in history.   

Jun 14   In the year 1691 jan Francisci, composer   

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

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   On this day in history francois-Michel Le Tellier, marquis de Louvois, statesman, dies   

Jul 22   Battle at Aghrim: English/Dutch army beats France in the year 1691.   

Jul 25   In the year 1691 alessandro Galilei, Italian architect (Cappella Corsini)   

Aug 16   Yorktown Va founded in the year 1691.   

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

Aug 19   On this day in history mustafa Koprulu, Turkish grand vizer, dies in battle   

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

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   In the year 1691 new royal charter for Massachusetts, now including Maine, Plymouth   

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

Nov 27   Josef Antonin Planicky, composer on this day in history.   

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

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   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   Jan Francisci, composer was born in the year 1691.   

Jun 17   Giovanni Paolo Pannini, Italian painter and architect (d. 1765) was born on this day in history.   

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

Aug 28   On this day in history birth of elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1750)   

Jan 13   George Fox, founder of Quakers, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

May 10   On this day in history death of colonel John Birch, English soldier (b. 1615)   

May 16   Jacob Leisler, becomes 1st American colonist hanged for treason died on this day in history.