In the year 1691, a new governor arrives from England in New York (Mar 20), the Spanish Inquisition forcibly baptizes 219 Xuetas in Palma, Majorca, and burn alive at the stake the ones who try to escape (May 6), in New York, Jacob Leisler is hanged for treason by the English (May 16), Rolle’s Theorem is invented, the textile factory Barnängens Manufaktur is established in Stockholm, Sweden - and all these fine people were born:

1691-xxxx Francesco Feo* Italian composer - Naples (1761/c.70)
1691-xxxx Philip Miller* botanist - Deptford/Greenwich, England (1771/c.80)

1691-0227 Edward Cave* printer/publisher/coined the term magazine - Newton, Warwickshire, England (1754/62)

1691-0312 Dionisia Talangpaz* nun/Filipino saint - Calumbit, Captaincy General of the Philippines (1732/41)

1691-0409 Johann Matthias Gesner* classical scholar/schoolmaster - Roth, Bavaria, Germany (1761/70)

1691-0617 Giovanni Paolo Panini* painter/architect - Placenza, Duchy of Parma, Roman Empire (1765/74)

1691-0825 Alessandro Galilei* mathematician/architect - Florence, Italy (1737/46)
1691-0828 Johan Forsskåhl* priest/statesman - Sauvo, Sweden-Finland (1762/70)

1691-0929 Richard Challoner* Roman Catholic bishop - Lewes, England (1781/89)

1691-1001 Arthur Onslow* politician - Kensington, England (1768/76)

Updated 19.8.2021

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