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 in the year 1691.  

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

Jan 20   In the year 1691 christian de Placker, composer, dies at 77  

Jan 28   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Feb 17   On this day in history thomas Neale granted British patent for American postal service  

Apr 09   French troops occupy Mons in the year 1691.  

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

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

May 17   Antoine Court, French reformed theologist in the year 1691.  

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   Jan Francisci, composer on this day in history.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Jul 22   Battle at Aghrim: English/Dutch army beats France on this day in history.  

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

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   In the year 1691 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   Colony Massachusetts Bay gets new charter in the year 1691.  

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

Nov 27   Josef Antonin Planicky, composer on this day in history.  

Dec 04   Emperor Leopold I takes control of Transsylvania in the year 1691.  

Dec 10   Cornelis Pronk, Dutch portrait painter/cartoonist on this day in history.  

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

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

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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1691.