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 on this day in history.  

Jan 13   George Fox, founder of Quakers, dies at 66 in the year 1691.  

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

Jan 20   Christian de Placker, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1691.  

Jan 28   Johann Balthasar Konig, composer on this day in history.  

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

Feb 08   In the year 1691 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 in the year 1691.  

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

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

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   In the year 1691 marc'Antonio Pasqualini, composer, dies at 77  

Jul 12   Antonio Pignatelli elected as Pope Innocentius XII on this day in history.  

Jul 12   Battle of Aughrim (Aghrim) England, William III beats James II in the year 1691.  

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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1691.  

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

Oct 17   In the year 1691 new royal charter for Massachusetts, now including Maine, Plymouth  

Nov 15   Albert Cuyp, landscape painter, buried at 71 in the year 1691.  

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   Cornelis Pronk, Dutch portrait painter/cartoonist in the year 1691.  

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

Jan 20   Christian de Placker, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1691.  

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

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

May 10   Colonel John Birch, English soldier (b. 1615) died in the year 1691.  

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