Events in History Sep 26 Peter Stuyvesant recaptures Dutch Ft Casimir from Swedish in Delaware Birthdays in History Sep 19 Jan Luyts, Dutch physicist and mathematician, born in Hoorn, Netherlands (d. 1721) Deaths in History Sep 3 Johan Wolfert van Brederode, Dutch governor (Hertogenbosch) and field marshal, dies at 56 Sep 7 Tristan l'Hermite, French dramatist/poet, dies (birth date unknown) 1654 Pure History by Year 1656 Historical Figures Authors Civil Rights Activists Inventors Kings Revolutionaries Scientists