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Born on Sunday January 12, 1648
- Aefjen Snoeck, Blokzijl
- Gerrit Claveren, van, Warmond
- Aafjen Snoeck, blokzijl, Overijssel, Nederland
- Ariens Clasez BACKER, Katwijk aan Zee
- Elizabeth Paruict, Rouaan, Seine Maritime, Frankrijk († 1675)
- Adriana Leonardusdr Oirlemans, Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1695)
- Heinrich von Einsiedel, Dresden, Allemagne († 1704)
- Adriana Leonart de Bont, Venloon († 1695)
- Jacobus Op gen Oeij, Velden
- Egidius Sas, Waasmunster (B)
Died on Sunday January 12, 1648
- Zacharias Hooftman Heer van De Henniptuyn (43)
- Frans Sir Dowse van Broughton (77), Berry Court, Nether Wallop, Hampshire
- hendrik CLAESZN. (63), rotterdam
- Vittoria di Capua (60)
- Huberta van Ommeren (31), Buren, Gelderland, Nederland
- Nicole Chevalier (49), Notre Dame, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France
- Nicole Forgues (Chevalier) (53), Charente, Aquitaine Limousin Poitou-Charentes, France
- Victoria van Capua (60)
- Joanna ADRIAENSSENS (0), Rijkevorsel, Province of Antwerp (Middle Brabant), Belgium
- Trijn Jans Boeder (4)
Born on January 12
- 1588 » John Winthrop, English lawyer and politician, 2nd Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony († 1649)
- 1591 » Jusepe de Ribera, Spanish painter († 1652)
- 1597 » François Duquesnoy, Flemish sculptor and educator († 1643)
- 1598 » Jijabai Shahaji Bhosale, mother of Indian king Shivaji († 1674)
- 1628 » Charles Perrault, French author and academic († 1703)
- 1673 » Rosalba Carriera, Italian painter († 1757)
- 1694 » Godscall Paleologue, possibly last member of the Palaiologos dynasty (d.????)
- 1711 » Gaetano Latilla, Italian composer († 1788)
- 1715 » Jacques Duphly, French organist and composer († 1789)
- 1716 » Antonio de Ulloa, Spanish general and politician, 1st Spanish Governor of Louisiana († 1795)
Died on January 12
- 1519 » Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1459)
- 1665 » Pierre de Fermat, French mathematician and lawyer (b. 1601)
- 1674 » Giacomo Carissimi, Italian priest and composer (b. 1605)
- 1700 » Marguerite Bourgeoys, French-Canadian nun and saint, founded the Congregation of Notre Dame of Montreal (b. 1620)
- 1720 » William Ashhurst, English banker and politician, Lord Mayor of London (b. 1647)
- 1732 » John Horsley, English-Scottish historian and author (b. 1685)
- 1735 » John Eccles, English composer (b. 1668)
- 1759 » Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (b. 1709)
- 1765 » Johann Melchior Molter, German violinist and composer (b. 1696)
- 1777 » Hugh Mercer, Scottish-American general and physician (b. 1726)
Names that were popular for boys in 1648
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- John
- Jacob
- Johannes
- Petrus
- Jean
- Thomas
- Pieter
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Johann
- Hendrik
- William
- Leendert
Names that were popular for girls in 1648
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Mary
- Joanna
- Elizabeth
- Marie
- Neeltje
- Cornelia
- Jannetje
- Anne
- Johanna
- Sarah
- 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)
- May 15 » The Peace of Münster is ratified, by which Spain acknowledges Dutch sovereignty.
- 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.
- October 24 » The Peace of Westphalia is signed, marking the end of the Thirty Years' War.
- December 6 » Colonel Thomas Pride of the New Model Army purges the Long Parliament of MPs sympathetic to King Charles I of England, in order for the King's trial to go ahead; came to be known as "Pride's Purge".