Famous Birthdays Nov 20 Romanus Weichlein, Austrian composer, born in Linz, Austria (d. 1706) Famous Deaths Nov 4 Jean-Charles de la Faille, Flemish mathematician (b. 1597) Nov 21 Jan Brożek, Polish mathematician, physician, and astronomer, dies at 67 1651 History by Year 1653 What Happened in 1652 Cape Colony Founded April 6, 1652