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   In the year 1691 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   On this day in history christian de Placker, composer, dies at 77   

Jan 28   In the year 1691 johann Balthasar Konig, composer   

Feb 01   Alexander VIII, [Pietro Ottoboni], Italian Pope (1689-91), dies at 80 in the year 1691.   

Feb 08   Carlo Rainaldi, composer, dies at 79 in the year 1691.   

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

Apr 09   In the year 1691 french troops occupy Mons   

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

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

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

May 29   Cornelis Tromp, admiral-general/son of Maarten T, dies at 61 in the year 1691.   

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 in the year 1691.   

Jul 12   On this day in history antonio Pignatelli elected as Pope Innocentius XII   

Jul 12   Battle of Aughrim (Aghrim) England, William III beats James II on this day in history.   

Jul 16   Francois-Michel Le Tellier, marquis de Louvois, statesman, dies in the year 1691.   

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

Jul 25   In the year 1691 alessandro Galilei, Italian architect (Cappella Corsini)   

Aug 16   Yorktown Va founded in the year 1691.   

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   In the year 1691 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 on this day in history.   

Oct 17   On this day in history new royal charter for Massachusetts, now including Maine, Plymouth   

Nov 15   In the year 1691 albert Cuyp, landscape painter, buried at 71   

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   Johann Balthasar Konig, composer was born on this day in history.   

Feb 27   On this day in history birth of edward Cave, English editor and publisher (d. 1754)   

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 on this day in history.   

Jun 14   Jan Francisci, composer was born in the year 1691.   

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

Jul 25   In the year 1691 birth of alessandro Galilei, Italian architect (Cappella Corsini)   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 20   On this day in history christian de Placker, composer, dies at 77   

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

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

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

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