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 on this day in history.   

Jan 18   English king Willem III travels to The Hague in the year 1691.   

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

Jan 28   On this day in history johann Balthasar Konig, composer   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

May 16   Jacob Leisler, becomes 1st American colonist hanged for treason on this day in history.   

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

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   In the year 1691 jan Francisci, composer   

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

Jul 12   On this day in history 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   Battle at Aghrim: English/Dutch army beats France in the year 1691.   

Jul 25   In the year 1691 alessandro Galilei, Italian architect (Cappella Corsini)   

Aug 16   On this day in history yorktown Va founded   

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

Aug 19   Mustafa Koprulu, Turkish grand vizer, dies in battle in the year 1691.   

Sep 12   Johann Georg III, Elector of Saxony (1680-91), dies at 44 in the year 1691.   

Sep 17   In the year 1691 colony Massachusetts Bay gets new charter   

Oct 03   On this day in history english & Dutch army occupies Limerick Ireland   

Oct 17   New royal charter for Massachusetts, now including Maine, Plymouth in the year 1691.   

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   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   Johann Balthasar Konig, composer was born on this day in history.   

Feb 27   Edward Cave, English editor and publisher (d. 1754) was born in the year 1691.   

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   Alessandro Galilei, Italian architect (Cappella Corsini) was born on this day in history.   

Aug 28   In the year 1691 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   In the year 1691 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   In the year 1691 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 on this day in history.