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April 18, 1691Died on Thursday April 19, 1691
- Sébastien de Cortils (69), Sippenaken, Luik, België
- Anna Pollet (43), Aalter (Ursel), Oost-Vlaanderen, België
- Hendrickje Willems, Renswoude
- Warner Veldkamp, Geesteren, Gelderland, Nederland
- Machteld Cornelisdr van der Staal, Rotterdam
- Ellis Williams Jr. (70)
- Geertruid de Waijer (31)
- Yves GAONACH (51), Briec 29
- Maria Francesca van Sickingen-Hohenburg (61)
- Amice De Quetteville (77), St. Martin, Jersey, Channel Islands
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from April 19, 1691 at Delpher
Born on April 19
- 1633 » Willem Drost, Dutch painter († 1659)
- 1655 » George St Lo(e), Royal Navy officer and administrator († 1718)
- 1658 » Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine, German husband of Archduchess Maria Anna Josepha of Austria († 1716)
- 1665 » Jacques Lelong, French author († 1721)
- 1686 » Vasily Tatishchev, Russian ethnographer and politician († 1750)
- 1715 » James Nares, English organist and composer († 1783)
- 1721 » Roger Sherman, American lawyer and politician († 1793)
- 1734 » Karl von Ordóñez, Austrian violinist and composer († 1786)
- 1757 » Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth, English admiral and politician († 1833)
- 1758 » William Carnegie, 7th Earl of Northesk, Scottish admiral († 1831)
Died on April 19
- 1608 » Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset, English poet, playwright, and politician, Lord High Treasurer (b. 1536)
- 1618 » Thomas Bastard, English priest and author (b. 1566)
- 1619 » Jagat Gosain, Mughal empress (b. 1573)
- 1629 » Sigismondo d'India, Italian composer (b. 1582)
- 1632 » Sigismund III Vasa, king of Sweden and Poland (b. 1566)
- 1686 » Antonio de Solís y Ribadeneyra, Spanish historian and playwright (b. 1610)
- 1689 » Christina, queen of Sweden (b. 1626)
- 1733 » Elizabeth Hamilton, countess of Orkney (b. 1657)
- 1739 » Nicholas Saunderson, English mathematician and academic (b. 1682)
- 1768 » Canaletto, Italian painter and etcher (b. 1697)
Names that were popular for boys in 1691
- Jan
- Joannes
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Johannes
- Jacob
- Jean
- Willem
- Jacobus
- Hendrik
- John
- Gerrit
- Jansz
- Van
- Joseph
Names that were popular for girls in 1691
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Anne
- Johanna
- Elizabeth
- Neeltje
- Jans
- Van
- Jeanne
- Catherine
- Mary
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.