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

Jan 18   In the year 1691 english king Willem III travels to The Hague  

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

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 in the year 1691.  

Apr 09   French troops occupy Mons in the year 1691.  

Apr 23   On this day in history jean-Henri D'Anglebert, composer, dies  

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

May 17   In the year 1691 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 on this day in history.  

Jun 14   Jan Francisci, composer on this day in history.  

Jul 01   In the year 1691 marc'Antonio Pasqualini, composer, dies at 77  

Jul 12   In the year 1691 antonio Pignatelli elected as Pope Innocentius XII  

Jul 12   On this day in history battle of Aughrim (Aghrim) England, William III beats James II  

Jul 16   In the year 1691 francois-Michel Le Tellier, marquis de Louvois, statesman, dies  

Jul 22   In the year 1691 battle at Aghrim: English/Dutch army beats France  

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

Aug 16   Yorktown Va founded on this day in history.  

Aug 19   Battle at Szalankemen: Austrians beat Turks in the year 1691.  

Aug 19   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1691 cornelis Pronk, Dutch portrait painter/cartoonist  

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

Feb 27   In the year 1691 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   On this day in history birth of jan Francisci, composer  

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

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

Aug 28   Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1750) was born on this day in history.  

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   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   On this day in history death of colonel John Birch, English soldier (b. 1615)  

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