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Born on Wednesday December 5, 1691
- Henricus Martinus Henricus Arnoldus van Loon, Heeswijk
- Catharina Antonius Laurentius Jungers, Dinther, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Gijsbert van Engelen, Nieuwkuijk († 1713)
- Barbara Cornelis Wagemakers, Meer,Antwerpen,Belgium
- Cornelia D'Hooghe (De Hooghe), Sint-Gillis-Waas, 9170, België
- Gijsbertje Gijsbertsen, Barneveld
- Boudewijn VOLGRAAF, Dordrecht
- Boudewijn Hermansz Volgraaf, Dordrecht
- Jacob Hazen, Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten († 1755)
- Gerardus Mulders, Sprundel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Died on Wednesday December 5, 1691
- Sijmon Claesz Yperen (43), West-Graftdijk
- Peter van VERDEGHEM (63), Maldegem, 9990, Flandre-Orientale, Belgique
- Samuel Livermore (51), Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
- Françoise HUERMAN (51)
- Edmund Radermacher (76), Ringen, Ahrweiler, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland
- Knelia Claesdochter TEENGS (0), Edam, Gemeente Edam-Volendam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Pierre Perussault (0), Saint-Gaultier, 36192, France
- Willem Claes VAN OECKELEN (0), Ravels,2381,Antwerpen,Vlaanderen,BELGIË
- Wilt Andreas, Marum
- Petrus Pieter van Veirdeghem (63), Maldegem,, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
Born on December 5
- 1595 » Henry Lawes, English composer († 1662)
- 1661 » Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for the Northern Department († 1724)
- 1666 » Francesco Scarlatti, Italian violinist and composer († 1741)
- 1687 » Francesco Geminiani, Italian violinist and composer († 1762)
- 1697 » Giuseppe de Majo, Italian organist and composer († 1771)
- 1782 » Martin Van Buren, American lawyer and politician, 8th President of the United States († 1862)
- 1784 » George Shepherd, English illustrator and painter († 1862)
- 1803 » Fyodor Tyutchev, Russian poet and diplomat († 1873)
- 1820 » Afanasy Fet, Russian poet and author († 1892)
- 1822 » Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz, American philosopher and academic, co-founded Radcliffe College († 1907)
Died on December 5
- 1570 » Johan Friis, Danish politician (b. 1494)
- 1624 » Gaspard Bauhin, Swiss botanist and physician (b. 1560)
- 1654 » Jean François Sarrazin, French author and poet (b. 1611)
- 1663 » Severo Bonini, Italian organist and composer (b. 1582)
- 1749 » Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye, Canadian commander and explorer (b. 1685)
- 1758 » Johann Friedrich Fasch, German violinist and composer (b. 1688)
- 1770 » James Stirling, Scottish mathematician and surveyor (b. 1692)
- 1784 » Phillis Wheatley, Senegal-born slave, later American poet (b. 1753)
- 1791 » Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer and musician (b. 1756)
- 1819 » Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg, German poet and lawyer (b. 1750)
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Names that were popular for girls in 1691
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1691
- Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- July 12 » Battle of Aughrim (Julian calendar): The decisive victory of William III of England's forces in Ireland.
- October 7 » The charter for the Province of Massachusetts Bay is issued.