Famous Birthdays Sep 1 Simon Fokke, Dutch book illustrator, engraver and etcher, born in Amsterdam (d. 1784) Sep 23 Ferdinand VI, the wise, King of Spain (1746-59), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 1759) Born in 1712 Famous Deaths Sep 14 Giovanni Domenico Cassini, Italian French mathmetician and astronomer (discovered four moons of Saturn), dies at 87 Sep 22 José Solana, Spanish composer and organist, dies at 69 Sep 30 Johann Michael Zächer, Austrian composer, dies at 61 Aug 1712 History by Year Oct 1712 Famous People by Country American British Canadian French German Russian