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   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   In the year 1691 johann Balthasar Konig, composer  

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

Feb 08   In the year 1691 carlo Rainaldi, composer, dies at 79  

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   In the year 1691 jacob Leisler, becomes 1st American colonist hanged for treason  

May 17   On this day in history 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 in the year 1691.  

Jun 14   In the year 1691 jan Francisci, composer  

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

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

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

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

Aug 16   On this day in history yorktown Va founded  

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

Nov 15   On this day in history albert Cuyp, landscape painter, buried at 71  

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

Dec 04   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of edward Cave, English editor and publisher (d. 1754)  

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   On this day in history birth of jan Francisci, composer  

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   In the year 1691 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   Christian de Placker, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

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

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 in the year 1691.  

May 10   In the year 1691 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