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   In the year 1691 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   Alexander VIII, [Pietro Ottoboni], Italian Pope (1689-91), dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Feb 08   Carlo Rainaldi, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Feb 17   Thomas Neale granted British patent for American postal service on this day in history.  

Apr 09   On this day in history french troops occupy Mons  

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

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   Cornelis Tromp, admiral-general/son of Maarten T, dies at 61 in the year 1691.  

Jun 12   In the year 1691 pope Innocent XII succeeds Alexander VIII  

Jun 14   Jan Francisci, composer on this day in history.  

Jul 01   On this day in history marc'Antonio Pasqualini, composer, dies at 77  

Jul 12   In the year 1691 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   On this day in history francois-Michel Le Tellier, marquis de Louvois, statesman, dies  

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 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 in the year 1691.  

Oct 03   On this day in history english & Dutch army occupies Limerick Ireland  

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

Nov 15   Albert Cuyp, landscape painter, buried at 71 on this day in history.  

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   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   In the year 1691 birth of johann Matthias Gesner, German classical scholar (d. 1761)  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Aug 28   In the year 1691 birth of elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1750)  

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

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

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

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 in the year 1691.