Historical Events Oct 13 Prince of Condé flees Paris Oct 21 King Louis XIV returns to Paris Events in 1652 Famous Birthdays Oct 13 Johann Heinrich Kittel, German composer, born in Dresden, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1682) Oct 19 Louis Le Quointe, Flemish organist and composer (Bouquet de fleurs), born in Ypres, Spanish Netherlands (d. 1717) Born in 1652 Famous Deaths Oct 8 John Greaves, English mathematician and astronomer (attempted to survey the pyramids) (b. 1602) Oct 13 Abraham Verhoeven, Flemish printer/newspaper publisher, dies Oct 20 Antonio Coello, Spanish writer and dramatist (b. 1611) Oct 27 Henry, count of Nassau-Siegen, colonel/gov of Hulst, dies Sep 1652 History by Year Nov 1652 What Happened in 1652 Cape Colony FoundedApril 6, 1652