Historical Events In 1691

Jan 07   On this day in history 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.  

Jan 13   George Fox, founder of Quakers, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Jan 18   English king Willem III travels to The Hague on this day in history.  

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

Jan 28   Johann Balthasar Konig, composer in the year 1691.  

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  

Feb 17   Thomas Neale granted British patent for American postal service in the year 1691.  

Apr 09   On this day in history french troops occupy Mons  

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

May 16   In the year 1691 jacob Leisler, becomes 1st American colonist hanged for treason  

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

May 29   In the year 1691 cornelis Tromp, admiral-general/son of Maarten T, dies at 61  

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

Jun 14   In the year 1691 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 in the year 1691.  

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   Battle at Aghrim: English/Dutch army beats France on this day in history.  

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

Aug 16   In the year 1691 yorktown Va founded  

Aug 19   Battle at Szalankemen: Austrians beat Turks on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Sep 17   Colony Massachusetts Bay gets new charter on this day in history.  

Oct 03   In the year 1691 english & Dutch army occupies Limerick Ireland  

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

Feb 27   Edward Cave, English editor and publisher (d. 1754) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 09   On this day in history birth of johann Matthias Gesner, German classical scholar (d. 1761)  

May 17   On this day in history birth of antoine Court, French reformed theologist  

Jun 14   In the year 1691 birth of jan Francisci, composer  

Jun 17   In the year 1691 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   Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1750) was born in the year 1691.  

Jan 13   In the year 1691 george Fox, founder of Quakers, dies at 66  

Jan 20   In the year 1691 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 in the year 1691.  

Apr 03   On this day in history death of jean Petitot, Swiss enamel painter (b. 1608)  

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

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.