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March 16, 1648Born on Tuesday March 17, 1648
- Gerardus Schovaers - Schoevaerts, Berg
- Henricus Van Woensel, Heist op den Berg († 1680)
- Elisabeth Beuckelaers, Boom († 1679)
- Robbert Jans van Wijkvliet, Leiden, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1702)
- Obadiah WHEELER, Massachusetts, United States († 1696)
- Pierre Tondreau dit Lasouche, Saint-Barthélémy, Orchaise, Orléanais, France († 1741)
- Judith Thurston, Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States († 1726)
- Jacobus Cornelisz Vaeremaet, Oud-en Nieuw Gastel
- Jannetje Winckhoff, Amsterdam († 1697)
- François Le Roy, Moyenneville, Somme, France
Died on Tuesday March 17, 1648
- Gillette FOURNEAU (78), Savigné-sur-Lathan, 37340, France
- Catharina De Grauw (83), Mechelen
- Johanna Jonkvrouwe Witten (28), Zwolle, Overijssel, Nederland
- Jeanne de Boussut (90)
- Catharina (Linke) (88), Mechelen
- Giacoma ALFANO (0), Carini,PALERMO,Sicilia,Italia
- Johanna Witten (28), Zwolle
- hendrick brantsen (68), Oosterbeek
- Johanna Witte van Wittenstein (28), Zwolle,, Overijssel, Nederland
- Robert Fowler (82)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 17, 1648 at Delpher
Born on March 17
- 1523 » Giovanni Francesco Commendone, Catholic cardinal († 1584)
- 1537 » Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Japanese daimyō († 1598)
- 1611 » Robert Douglas, Count of Skenninge, Swedish field marshal († 1662)
- 1665 » Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, French harpsichord player and composer († 1729)
- 1676 » Thomas Boston, Scottish philosopher and theologian († 1732)
- 1686 » Jean-Baptiste Oudry, French painter and engraver († 1755)
- 1725 » Lachlan McIntosh, Scottish-American general and politician († 1806)
- 1777 » Patrick Brontë, Irish-English priest and author († 1861)
- 1777 » Roger B. Taney, American politician and jurist, 5th Chief Justice of the United States († 1864)
- 1780 » Thomas Chalmers, Scottish minister, economist, and educator († 1847)
Died on March 17
- 1565 » Alexander Ales, Scottish theologian and academic (b. 1500)
- 1611 » Sophia of Sweden, duchess of Saxe-Lauenburg (b. 1547)
- 1620 » John Sarkander, Polish-Moravian priest and saint (b. 1576)
- 1640 » Philip Massinger, English playwright (b. 1583)
- 1649 » Gabriel Lalemant, French missionary and saint (b. 1610)
- 1663 » Jerome Weston, 2nd Earl of Portland, English diplomat (b. 1605)
- 1680 » François de La Rochefoucauld, French author (b. 1613)
- 1704 » Menno van Coehoorn, Dutch soldier and engineer (b. 1641)
- 1715 » Gilbert Burnet, Scottish bishop and historian (b. 1643)
- 1741 » Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French poet and playwright (b. 1671)
Names that were popular for boys in 1648
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- John
- Jacob
- Johannes
- Thomas
- Petrus
- Pieter
- Jean
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Johann
- Hendrik
- William
- Leendert
Names that were popular for girls in 1648
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Mary
- Elizabeth
- Joanna
- Marie
- Neeltje
- Cornelia
- Anne
- Jannetje
- Sarah
- Johanna
- Trijntje
- Grietje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1648
- Stadhouder Prins Willem II (Huis van Oranje) was from 1647 till 1650 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- January 17 » England's Long Parliament passes the "Vote of No Addresses", breaking off negotiations with King Charles I and thereby setting the scene for the second phase of the English Civil War.
- January 30 » Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster and Osnabrück is signed, ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain.
- June 1 » The Roundheads defeat the Cavaliers at the Battle of Maidstone in the Second English Civil War.
- June 15 » Margaret Jones is hanged in Boston for witchcraft in the first such execution for the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
- August 20 » Battle of Lens: French Duc d'Enghien defeats Spaniards
- August 28 » The Siege of Colchester ends when Royalists Forces surrender to the Parliamentary Forces after eleven weeks, during the Second English Civil War.