Famous Birthdays Nov 20 Romanus Weichlein, Austrian composer, born in Linz, Austria (d. 1706) Born in 1652 Famous Deaths Nov 3 Jusepe de Ribera, Spanish painter and printmaker nicknamed "Lo Spagnoletto / the Little Spaniard", dies at 61 Nov 4 Jean-Charles de la Faille, Flemish mathematician (b. 1597) Nov 21 Jan Brożek, Polish mathematician, physician, and astronomer, dies at 67 Oct 1652 History by Year Dec 1652 What Happened in 1652 Cape Colony FoundedApril 6, 1652