Historical Events Sep 16 Russian troops occupy Smolensk in Poland Sep 25 England & Denmark sign trade agreement Events in 1654 Famous Birthdays Sep 29 Vincenz Lubeck, German composer, born in Padingbüttel, Duchy of Bremen, Sweden (d. 1740) Born in 1654 Famous Deaths Sep 8 Peter Claver, Spanish saint and Jesuit missionary in Cartagena, South America (baptized 300,000 slaves), dies (b. 1581) Sep 15 Cornelis Bicker, Dutch merchant, mayor of Amsterdam, dies at 61 Aug 1654 History by Year Oct 1654 Famous People by Country American British Canadian French German Russian