Events in year of 1691
- 01-18English King Willem III travels to The Hague
- 02-17Thomas Neale granted British patent for American postal service
- 04-09French troops occupy Mons
- 06-12Pope Innocent XII succeeds Alexander VIII
- 07-12Antonio Pignatelli elected as Pope Innocentius XII
- 07-12Battle of Aughrim (Aghrim) England, William III beats James II
- 07-22Battle at Aghrim: English / Dutch army beats France
- 08-16Yorktown Va founded
- 08-19Battle at Szalankemen: Austrians beat Turks
- 09-17Colony Massachusetts Bay gets new charter
- 10-03English and Dutch army occupies Limerick Ireland
- 10-17New royal charter for Massachusetts, now including Maine, Plymouth
- 12-04Emperor Leopold I takes control of Transsylvania
- 12-04Spanish King Carlos II names Maximilian II Viceroy of S Netherlands
People born in year of 1691
- 01-28Johann Balthasar Konig: Composer
- 05-17Antoine Court: French reformed theologist
- 06-14Jan Francisci: Composer
- 07-25Alessandro Galilei: Italian architect (Cappella Corsini)
- 11-27Josef Antonin Planicky: Composer
- 12-10Cornelis Pronk: Dutch portrait painter / cartoonist
People died in year of 1691
- 01-13George Fox: Founder of Quakers, dies at 66
- 01-20Christian de Placker: Composer, dies at 77
- 02-01Alexander VIII [Pietro Ottoboni]: Italian Pope (1689-91), dies at 80
- 02-01George Etherege: English stage writer (Love in a Tub), dies at 56
- 02-08Carlo di Girolamo Rainaldi: Italian Architect / composer, dies at 79
- 02-08Carlo Rainaldi: Composer, dies at 79
- 05-16Jacob Leisler: Becomes 1st American colonist hanged for treason
- 05-29Cornelis Tromp: Admiral-General / Son of Maarten T, dies at 61
- 07-16Francois-Michel Le Tellier: Marquis de Louvois, statesman
- 09-12Johan Georg III: Monarch of Saxon (1680-91), dies at 44
- 11-15Albert Cuyp: Landscape painter, buried at 71
Events in year of 1692
- 02-13MacDonald clan murdered on orders of King William III
- 02-28Salem witch hunt begins
- 02-29Sarah Good and Tituba, an Indian servant, accused of witchcraft, Salem
- 03-01Sarah Goode, Sarah Osborne, and Tituba arrest for witchcraft (Salem, Massachusetts)
- 03-22Emperor Leopold I names Duke Earnest August of Braunschweig, King
- 03-26King Maximilian installed as land guardian of South Netherlands
- 04-22Edward Bishop is jailed for proposong flogging as cure for witchcraft
- 05-29Battle at La Hogue: English and Dutch fleet beat France
- 05-29Royal Hospital Founders Day 1st celebrated
- 06-07Earthquake in Porte Royale, Jamaica, kills 3,000
- 06-24Kingston Jamaica founded
- 07-24French defeat William III of England at Steinkirk (Enghein)
- 08-03Battle at Steenkerke: French beat English / Dutch army
- 08-195 women executed for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts
- 09-22Last (8) person hanged for witchcraft in US (Salem, Massachusetts)
- 10-12Massachusetts Bay discontinues witch trials
People born in year of 1692
- 01-06Rynoldus Popma van Oevering: Composer
- 03-14Peter Musschenbroek: Dutch Physician / physicist (Leyden jar)
- 05-03Jan J Mauricius: Dutch Governor-General of Suriname (1742-51)
- 05-18Joseph Butler: Wantage Berkshire, United Kingdom -- Theologian
- 08-13Anton Simon Ignaz Praelisauer: Composer
- 10-08Antonio Palella: Composer
- 10-25Elisabeth Farnese: Princess of Parma / Queen of Spain
- 11-07Johannes G Schnabel: German author / surgeon (Insel Felsenburg)
- 11-21Carlo Fragoni: Italy -- Poet
People died in year of 1692
- 01-19John Commelin: Director of Hortus Botanist (Amsterdam), dies at 62
- 02-24Antimo Liberati: Composer, dies at 74
- 03-25Gerardus L Blasius: Flemish anatomist, dies at about 66
- 04-14Carlos de Gurrea: Spanish Viceroy (Spanish Netherlands)
- 05-18Elias Ashmole: Antiquary
- 07-10Bridget Bishop: 1st Salem witch hanged
- 10-12Giovanni Battista Vitali: Composer, dies at 60
- 11-14Christoph Bernhard: German composer, dies at 64
- 11-19Georg F von Waldeck: German commander-in-chief (Colors)
Events in year of 1693
- 01-11Mt Etna erupts, Sicily
- 02-06Royal charter granted College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia
- 02-08William and Mary college is 2nd college chartered in US
- 02-13College of William and Mary opens
- 06-271st sea battle of Lagos: England and Holland vs. France
- 07-04Battle at Boussu-lez-Walcourt: French-English vs. Dutch army
- 07-08New York City authorizes 1st police uniforms in American colonies
- 07-29Battle at Neerwinden: French beats English / Dutch army
- 08-04Dom Perignon invents champagne
People born in year of 1693
- 01-25Anna Ivanova Romanova: Daughter of Ivan V / empress of Russia (1730-40)
- 01-28Anna "Ivanovna": Tsarina of Russia (1730-40) (2 / 7 NS)
- 01-28Gregor Joseph Werner: Composer
- 02-04George Lillo: Bourgeois English dramatist (London Merchant)
- 03-07Clement XIII [Carlo Rezzonico]: Pope (1758-69)
- 07-21Thomas Pelham-Holles 1st Duke of Newcastle: England, United Kingdom -- Minister of finance
- 08-08Laurent Belissen: Composer
- 08-30Jacobus Nozeman: Dutch composer / Organist
- 11-08Leonhard Trautsch: Composer
- 11-30Christoph Forster: Composer
People died in year of 1693
- 01-06Mehmed IV: Sultan of Turkey, dies at 51
- 02-13Johann Kaspar von Kerll: German composer, dies at 65
- 03-01Benedict Schultheiss: Composer, dies at 39
- 03-09Antonio Caraffa: Italian General (Eperieser Bloedgericht)
- 07-31Willem Calf: Rotterdams still life painter, dies at 73
- 09-14Aert Jansz van Nes [Young boer Jaep]: Lieutenant Admiral, dies at 67
- 10-26Coenraad van Beuningen: Mayor of Amsterdam / diplomat, dies at 71
- 12-13Dodoftei: Romanian metropolitan of Moldavia / writer (Saint Lives)