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 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   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   Thomas Neale granted British patent for American postal service on this day in history.   

Apr 09   French troops occupy Mons on this day in history.   

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

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

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 in the year 1691.   

Jun 14   On this day in history jan Francisci, composer   

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 in the year 1691.   

Jul 16   Francois-Michel Le Tellier, marquis de Louvois, statesman, dies in the year 1691.   

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

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

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   On this day in history colony Massachusetts Bay gets new charter   

Oct 03   English & Dutch army occupies Limerick Ireland in the year 1691.   

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

Nov 15   In the year 1691 albert Cuyp, landscape painter, buried at 71   

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 in the year 1691.   

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

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

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1691 birth of elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1750)   

Jan 13   In the year 1691 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 in the year 1691.   

Feb 08   Carlo Rainaldi, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

Apr 03   Jean Petitot, Swiss enamel painter (b. 1608) died in the year 1691.   

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

May 10   Colonel John Birch, English soldier (b. 1615) died on this day in history.   

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