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Born on Tuesday January 7, 1648
- Judoca Bogaert, Zomergem,, Oost-Vlaanderen, België († 1721)
- Joannes de Pon, Maastricht
- Elisabeth TAMINEAU, Ronquières, 7090, Hainaut, Belgique († 1732)
- Deacon Thomas French, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States († 1732)
- Jacoba (Jacobmijntien) Mertens, Loenhout (B) († 1686)
- Geertruit Bolwerck, Amsterdam
- Adrianus Van Oosterwijck, Heist op den Berg
- Joannes HEMMERIJCKX, Pamel, 1760, Roosdaal, Vlaams-Brabant, België
- Henricus Timmermans, Grubbenvorst († 1712)
- Marijchie Ariens van Gempel, Numansdorp, Nederland
Died on Tuesday January 7, 1648
- Cornelis Mathijs van Kampen (48), Waspik
- Cornelis Mathijs van Kampen, Waspik
- Cornelis van Kampen (48), was
- Cornelis Mattijs Janszn Kamp (38), Waspik
- Cornelis Bellemszoon (53), Schiedam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
- Cornelis Mathijs Janszn Camp (58), Waspik, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Ilben Ukes
- Jeanne Saulou (70), Quelaines-Saint-Gault, Mayenne, France
- Anneke Hendricks Boot (43), Spijkenisse, Zuid-Holland, NL
- Anneken Hendricks Boot (43), Spijkenisse, Nissewaard, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 7, 1648 at Delpher
Born on January 7
- 1502 » Pope Gregory XIII († 1585)
- 1634 » Adam Krieger, German organist and composer († 1666)
- 1647 » William Louis, Duke of Württemberg († 1677)
- 1685 » Jonas Alströmer, Swedish agronomist and businessman († 1761)
- 1706 » Johann Heinrich Zedler, German publisher († 1751)
- 1713 » Giovanni Battista Locatelli, Italian director and manager († 1785)
- 1718 » Israel Putnam, American general († 1790)
- 1746 » George Elphinstone, 1st Viscount Keith, Scottish admiral and politician († 1823)
- 1768 » Joseph Bonaparte, Italian king († 1844)
- 1797 » Mariano Paredes, Mexican general and 16th president (1845-1846) († 1849)
Died on January 7
- 1536 » Catherine of Aragon (b. 1485)
- 1566 » Louis de Blois, Flemish monk and author (b. 1506)
- 1619 » Nicholas Hilliard, English painter and goldsmith (b. 1547)
- 1625 » Ruggiero Giovannelli, Italian composer and author (b. 1560)
- 1655 » Pope Innocent X (b. 1574)
- 1658 » Theophilus Eaton, American farmer and politician, 1st Governor of the New Haven Colony (b. 1590)
- 1694 » Charles Gerard, 1st Earl of Macclesfield, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire (b. 1618)
- 1700 » Raffaello Fabretti, Italian scholar and author (b. 1618)
- 1715 » François Fénelon, French archbishop, theologian, and poet (b. 1651)
- 1758 » Allan Ramsay, Scottish poet and playwright (b. 1686)
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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 30 » Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster and Osnabrück is signed, ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain.
- May 15 » The Peace of Münster is ratified, by which Spain acknowledges Dutch sovereignty.
- June 1 » The Roundheads defeat the Cavaliers at the Battle of Maidstone in the Second English Civil War.
- 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 18 » Boston Shoemakers form first American labor organization.
- 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".