Historical Events Sep 7 Battle of Monte Christo: Dutch fleet under J van Galen beat English Sep 16 Spanish troops occupy Dunkirk Sep 28 English-Dutch sea battle at Kentish Knock Events in 1652 Famous Deaths Sep 16 Dirck Janszoon Sweelinck, Dutch composer, dies at 61 Sep 17 Bonaventura Elsevier, Dutch book publisher and merchant, dies at about 69 Sep 28 Jan Asselijn, Dutch landscape painter and etcher, dies at about 42 Aug 1652 History by Year Oct 1652 What Happened in 1652 Cape Colony FoundedApril 6, 1652