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   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   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.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jun 14   On this day in history jan Francisci, composer   

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

Jul 12   Antonio Pignatelli elected as Pope Innocentius XII in the year 1691.   

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   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   In the year 1691 yorktown Va founded   

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   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   In the year 1691 english & Dutch army occupies Limerick Ireland   

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

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

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

Dec 04   Emperor Leopold I takes control of Transsylvania on this day in history.   

Dec 10   In the year 1691 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 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   In the year 1691 birth of jan Francisci, composer   

Jun 17   On this day in history birth of giovanni Paolo Pannini, Italian painter and architect (d. 1765)   

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

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 in the year 1691.   

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

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 in the year 1691.