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May 10, 1691Born on Friday May 11, 1691
- John Andrews, Modbury, Devon, England († 1745)
- Marguerite WAUTHY, Sart-Eustache, 5070, Namur, Belgique
- Maria Rigaux, Floreffe, Namur, Belgique († 1752)
- Cathelijne Auwenaert, Zele († 1691)
- Christian Georg, 08352, Unterscheibe, Scheibenberg, Sachsen († 1740)
- Cornelis Aartse Plomp, Woerden
- Anneken Claas Blanken, Brakel, Gelderland, Nederland
- Henrica van Grinsven, Lith, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Elisabeth Meulemeester, Merelbeke
- Gertrudis Theunis, Horst, Limburg, Nederland
Died on Friday May 11, 1691
- Dominique d' Estampes (90)
- Adrianus van MUYLEN (63)
- Thomas Chollet (31), Saint-Michel-le-Cloucq, Vendée, Pays de la Loire, France
- Aert Willemszoon Verschoor (61), Charlois
- Mary A Fuller (43), Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
- Ephraim Jones (21), Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, Colonial America
- Margaretha Braems, Hooglede
- John Fuller (60), Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
- Mary Fuller (66), Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
- Margaretha Braems (64), Hooglede,8830,West-Vlaanderen,België
Born on May 11
- 1571 » Niwa Nagashige, Japanese daimyō († 1637)
- 1715 » Johann Gottfried Bernhard Bach, German organist († 1739)
- 1752 » Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German physician, physiologist, and anthropologist († 1840)
- 1797 » José Mariano Salas, Mexican general and politician († 1867)
- 1811 » Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel, Swiss politician († 1893)
- 1852 » Charles W. Fairbanks, American journalist and politician, 26th United States Vice President († 1918)
- 1854 » Jack Blackham, Australian cricketer († 1932)
- 1869 » Archibald Warden, English tennis player († 1943)
- 1871 » Frank Schlesinger, American astronomer and author († 1943)
- 1875 » Harriet Quimby, American pilot and screenwriter († 1912)
Died on May 11
- 1610 » Matteo Ricci, Italian priest and mathematician (b. 1552)
- 1686 » Otto von Guericke, German physicist and politician (b. 1602)
- 1778 » William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, English soldier and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1708)
- 1779 » John Hart, American lawyer and politician (b. 1711)
- 1812 » Spencer Perceval, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1762)
- 1848 » Tom Cribb, English boxer (b. 1781)
- 1849 » Juliette Récamier, French businesswoman (b. 1777)
- 1882 » Frederick Innes, Scottish-Australian politician, 9th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1816)
- 1889 » John Cadbury, English businessman and philanthropist, founded the Cadbury Company (b. 1801)
- 1908 » Charles Kingston, Australian politician, 20th Premier of South Australia (b. 1850)
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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.