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Born on Tuesday October 6, 1648
- Petrus van Flodrop, Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1687)
- Anne BERTHIER, Puiseaux, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France († 1748)
- Joannes Seger, Niel, Antwerpen, België
- Margaretha Schillings, Wijnandsrade,, Limburg, Nederland
- Joannes Segers, Niel, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Henriette Catharine von Friesen († 1726)
- Aleydis Franciscus Voermans, Asten
- Isaac Harhee Homer, Leeds, Yorkshire, England († 1708)
- Dorotaea Schillings, Wijnandsrade, Limburg, Nederland
- Margarita Schillings, Wijnandsrade
Died on Tuesday October 6, 1648
- Richard Cholmondeley (12), of Vale Royal, Cheshire, England
- Alice Anne Clark (78), Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Maertge Jacobs Patijn
- Leendert Corneliszn Vooijs (38), Monster
- Jean ADAM, Brix (50)
- Johan Albert von SOLMS-BRAUNFELS (49), Maastricht
- Arent Jans van der Houve
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 6, 1648 at Delpher
Born on October 6
- 1565 » Marie de Gournay, French writer († 1645)
- 1573 » Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire († 1624)
- 1576 » Roger Manners, 5th Earl of Rutland († 1612)
- 1591 » Settimia Caccini, Italian singer-songwriter († 1638)
- 1610 » Charles de Sainte-Maure, duc de Montausier, French general († 1690)
- 1626 » Géraud de Cordemoy, French historian, philosopher and lawyer († 1684)
- 1716 » George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland († 1771)
- 1729 » Sarah Crosby, English preacher, the first female Methodist preacher († 1804)
- 1732 » John Broadwood, Scottish businessman, co-founded John Broadwood and Sons († 1812)
- 1738 » Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria († 1789)
Died on October 6
- 1536 » William Tyndale, English Protestant Bible translator (b. c. 1494)
- 1553 » Şehzade Mustafa, Ottoman prince (b. 1515)
- 1641 » Matthijs Quast, Dutch explorer
- 1644 » Elisabeth of France, queen of Spain and Portugal (b. 1602)
- 1660 » Paul Scarron, French poet and author (b. 1610)
- 1661 » Guru Har Rai, Indian 7th Sikh guru (b. 1630)
- 1688 » Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle, English soldier and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica (b. 1652)
- 1762 » Francesco Manfredini, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1684)
- 1819 » Charles Emmanuel IV, king of Sardinia (b. 1751)
- 1829 » Pierre Derbigny, French-American politician, 6th Governor of Louisiana (b. 1769)
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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)
- 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
- October 18 » Boston Shoemakers form first American labor organization.
- 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".