Historical Events Sep 13 Turkish fleet recaptures Tunis Famous Birthdays Sep 16 Samuel Coster, Dutch physician and playwright (Polyxena), born in Amsterdam (d. 1665) Sep 18 Claudio Achillini, Italian lawyer and poet, born in Bologna, Italy (d. 1640) Born in 1574 Famous Deaths Sep 17 Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, Spanish admiral and explorer who founded St. Augustine, Florida, dies at 55 Aug 1574 History by Year Oct 1574 Famous People by Country American British Canadian French German Russian