- 1691 in England
Events from the year
1691 in theKingdom of England .Incumbents
*Co-monarchs -
William III of England andMary II of England Events
* April -
John Tillotson enthroned asArchbishop of Canterbury .
*9 April - a fire at thePalace of Whitehall inLondon destroys its Stone Gallery.
* June - First performance of the semi-opera "King Arthur" with alibretto byJohn Dryden and music byHenry Purcell .cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|pages=285]
*18 September -War of the Grand Alliance : English and Dutch forces defeated by the French at theBattle of Leuze .
*3 October - TheTreaty of Limerick ends theWilliamite War in Ireland .Births
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27 February -Edward Cave , editor and publisher (died 1754)
*29 September -Richard Challoner , Catholic prelate (died 1781)
*1 October -Arthur Onslow , politician (died 1768)Deaths
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13 January -George Fox , founder of the Society of Friends (born 1624)
*17 January - Richard Lower, physician (born 1631)
*11 May - John Birch, soldier (born 1615)
*9 October -William Sacheverell , statesman (born 1638)
*8 December -Richard Baxter , clergyman (born 1615)
* "probable" -Elizabeth Polwheele , playwright (born c. 1651)References
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