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   On this day in history christian de Placker, composer, dies at 77   

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

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   In the year 1691 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 in the year 1691.   

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

May 17   Antoine Court, French reformed theologist in the year 1691.   

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   On this day in history jan Francisci, composer   

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

Jul 12   In the year 1691 antonio Pignatelli elected as Pope Innocentius XII   

Jul 12   On this day in history 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   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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

Sep 17   On this day in history colony Massachusetts Bay gets new charter   

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

Oct 17   In the year 1691 new royal charter for Massachusetts, now including Maine, Plymouth   

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

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   On this day in history cornelis Pronk, Dutch portrait painter/cartoonist   

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

Feb 27   Edward Cave, English editor and publisher (d. 1754) was born in the year 1691.   

Apr 09   Johann Matthias Gesner, German classical scholar (d. 1761) was born in the year 1691.   

May 17   In the year 1691 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 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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 20   Christian de Placker, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 08   In the year 1691 carlo Rainaldi, composer, dies at 79   

Apr 03   On this day in history death of jean Petitot, Swiss enamel painter (b. 1608)   

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

May 10   In the year 1691 death of colonel John Birch, English soldier (b. 1615)   

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