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 in the year 1691.   

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

Jan 18   On this day in history english king Willem III travels to The Hague   

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

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

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

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

Apr 23   On this day in history jean-Henri D'Anglebert, composer, dies   

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

May 17   In the year 1691 antoine Court, French reformed theologist   

May 29   Cornelis Tromp, admiral-general/son of Maarten T, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

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   Marc'Antonio Pasqualini, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1691.   

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   Francois-Michel Le Tellier, marquis de Louvois, statesman, dies on this day in history.   

Jul 22   On this day in history battle at Aghrim: English/Dutch army beats France   

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

Aug 16   In the year 1691 yorktown Va founded   

Aug 19   On this day in history battle at Szalankemen: Austrians beat Turks   

Aug 19   In the year 1691 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   On this day in history colony Massachusetts Bay gets new charter   

Oct 03   English & Dutch army occupies Limerick Ireland on this day in history.   

Oct 17   New royal charter for Massachusetts, now including Maine, Plymouth on this day in history.   

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

Nov 27   In the year 1691 josef Antonin Planicky, composer   

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

Dec 10   In the year 1691 cornelis Pronk, Dutch portrait painter/cartoonist   

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   Johann Matthias Gesner, German classical scholar (d. 1761) was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jul 25   Alessandro Galilei, Italian architect (Cappella Corsini) was born in the year 1691.   

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 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 in the year 1691.   

Feb 08   On this day in history carlo Rainaldi, composer, dies at 79   

Apr 03   In the year 1691 death of jean Petitot, Swiss enamel painter (b. 1608)   

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

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.