Historical Events Sep 12 Viceroy Thomas Wentworth sails back to England Sep 25 First printing press in America Sep 25 Suzuki Shosan, Samurai monk of Zen Buddhism, found awakening Famous Birthdays Sep 17 Hans Herr, Swiss Mennonite bishop, born in Zürich, Switzerland (d. 1725) Sep 29 Lord William Russell, English politician and plotter against Charles II (d. 1683) Famous Deaths Sep 20 John Meursius [van Meurs], historian, dies at 60 1638 History by Year 1640 What Happened in 1639 Great Sacrifice of a Plague-Ridden Village April 28, 1639
