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

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

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   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   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   Antoine Court, French reformed theologist in the year 1691.   

May 29   In the year 1691 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   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 in the year 1691.   

Jul 12   Battle of Aughrim (Aghrim) England, William III beats James II on this day in history.   

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

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

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 in the year 1691.   

May 17   Antoine Court, French reformed theologist was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1691.   

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

Jan 20   On this day in history christian de Placker, composer, dies at 77   

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

Apr 23   Jean-Henri D'Anglebert, composer, dies in the year 1691.   

May 10   On this day in history 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