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March 20, 1691Born on Wednesday March 21, 1691
- James Edward Strode, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England († 1786)
- Jan Baptiste D'Hollander, Kemzeke (B)
- Gerrit Jacobsen (de Vries), Nunspeet († 1750)
- Hendrick van EIJSDEN, Dordrecht
- Albertus Offerman, Zevenaar
- Edward Strode, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, Royaume-Uni († 1794)
- Henricus Halmans, Amsterdam
- Hendrina Verheijen, Beek (Ge), Gelderland, Nederland († 1743)
- Egidius VerHaeghen, Temse († 1765)
- Jacobus Heijlman, Evang. Lutherse Gemeente, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
Died on Wednesday March 21, 1691
- Pietertje Pietersd Hollaart (61), pernis (Z.H.)
- Marie GUYOT (70), Houdain, Pas-de-Cal, Hauts-de-France, France
- Symon HEVENINGHAM (75), Of, Aston, Staffordshire, England
- Cornelis Claes Ghijsz (55)
- matheijs holscher (1), amsterdam
- Pietertje Pietersdr Hollaart, pernis (rotterdam)
- Adrianus van Dievel (35), Rijmenam, Antwerpen, België
- Geurt Jansse De Cock (74)
- Pietertje Pietersd Hollaar (59), Pernis, zh.nld
- Anna Leerbels (67)
Born on March 21
- 1626 » Peter of Saint Joseph Betancur, Spanish saint and missionary († 1667)
- 1672 » Stefano Benedetto Pallavicino, Italian poet and translator († 1742)
- 1685 » Johann Sebastian Bach, German Baroque composer and musician († 1750)
- 1713 » Francis Lewis, Welsh-American merchant and politician († 1803)
- 1716 » Josef Seger, Bohemian organist, composer, and educator († 1782)
- 1752 » Mary Dixon Kies, American inventor († 1837)
- 1763 » Jean Paul, German journalist and author († 1825)
- 1768 » Joseph Fourier, French mathematician and physicist († 1830)
- 1806 » Benito Juárez, Mexican lawyer and politician, 25th President of Mexico († 1872)
- 1811 » Nathaniel Woodard, English priest and educator († 1891)
Died on March 21
- 1617 » Pocahontas, Algonquian Indigenous princess (b. c. 1595)
- 1653 » Tarhoncu Ahmed Pasha, Albanian politician, Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire
- 1656 » James Ussher, Irish archbishop (b. 1581)
- 1676 » Henri Sauval, French historian and author (b. 1623)
- 1729 » Elżbieta Sieniawska, politically influential Polish magnate (b. 1669)
- 1729 » John Law, Scottish-French economist and politician, Controller-General of Finances (b. 1671)
- 1734 » Robert Wodrow, Scottish historian and author (b. 1679)
- 1751 » Johann Heinrich Zedler, German publisher (b. 1706)
- 1752 » Gio Nicola Buhagiar, Maltese painter (b. 1698)
- 1762 » Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, French priest, astronomer, and academic (b. 1713)
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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.