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   Johann Balthasar Konig, composer in the year 1691.  

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  

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

Apr 09   French troops occupy Mons in the year 1691.  

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

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

May 17   In the year 1691 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   Jan Francisci, composer on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

Aug 16   Yorktown Va founded in the year 1691.  

Aug 19   Battle at Szalankemen: Austrians beat Turks on this day in history.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

Dec 04   On this day in history emperor Leopold I takes control of Transsylvania  

Dec 10   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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   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   On this day in history jean-Henri D'Anglebert, composer, dies  

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

May 16   On this day in history death of jacob Leisler, becomes 1st American colonist hanged for treason