Historical Events Sep 15 Prince Bethlen Gabor's troops occupy Pozsony (Pressburg) Hungary Sep 30 Remonstrant Society forms in Antwerp Events in 1619 Famous Birthdays Sep 17 John Lambert, English general-major and parliamentary leader, born in Kirkby Malham, England (d. 1684) Born in 1619 Famous Deaths Sep 25 Francesco Soto de Langa, Spanish composer, dies at about 85 Sep 29 Hans Lippershey, Dutch spectacle maker, credited inventor of the telescope, buried aged 48 or 49 Aug 1619 History by Year Oct 1619 Famous People by Country American British Canadian French German Russian