About the day » Saturday February 8, 1648Calender converter
February 9, 1648 
February 7, 1648
Born on Saturday February 8, 1648
- Isaac Doty, Plymouth, Massachusetts († 1728)
- Catharina Dircken, Goirle
- Judoca VERMEULEN
- Eylge Höchst, Lützeln, Burbach, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
- Gregorius EMMENS, Balen St-Andries, Balen, Antwerpen, België
- Isaac Doty 9 E, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten († 1728)
- Hartgeris VAN ZELST, Utrecht, Utrecht, NEDERLAND
- Marie Madeleine Caucy, Ellezelles (Saint Pierre-aux-Liens)
- Jacob JANSSEN, Brecht, Province of Antwerp (Middle Brabant), Belgium († 1722)
- Isaac Clarke (NY) Doty, Plymouth († 1729)
Died on Saturday February 8, 1648
- Dammis Arijsz (Ariensz) van KRALINGEN (37), Spijkenisse
- Dammis Ariensz. van Kralingen (33), Spijkenisse
- Hendrik Dirck TE REHORST (33)
- Margaret Dobbs (48), Ludgershall, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
- Anna Lübbers (43), Wesuwer Brook, Haren, Emsland, Niedersachsen, Duitsland
- Dammis Arijsz van Kralingen, spijkenisse (zuid holland)
- Dammes Arijsz van Kralingen (38), Spijkenisse, Nederland
- LOUIS LENTAILLEUR (59), Valenciennes, 59300
- Lady Frances Emma James, Roberts (67), Glassenbury, Kent, England
- Mary Fletcher
Born on February 8
- 1514 » Daniele Barbaro, Venetian churchman, diplomat and scholar († 1570)
- 1552 » Agrippa d'Aubigné, French poet and soldier († 1630)
- 1577 » Robert Burton, English priest, physician, and scholar († 1640)
- 1591 » Guercino, Italian painter († 1666)
- 1685 » Charles-Jean-François Hénault, French historian and author († 1770)
- 1700 » Daniel Bernoulli, Dutch-Swiss mathematician and physicist († 1782)
- 1720 » Emperor Sakuramachi of Japan († 1750)
- 1741 » André Grétry, Belgian-French organist and composer († 1813)
- 1762 » Gia Long, Vietnamese emperor († 1820)
- 1764 » Joseph Leopold Eybler, Austrian composer and conductor († 1846)
Died on February 8
- 1537 » Saint Gerolamo Emiliani, Italian humanitarian (b. 1481)
- 1587 » Mary, Queen of Scots (b. 1542)
- 1599 » Robert Rollock, Scottish theologian and academic (b. 1555)
- 1623 » Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire (b. 1546)
- 1676 » Alexis of Russia (b. 1629)
- 1696 » Ivan V of Russia (b. 1666)
- 1709 » Giuseppe Torelli, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1658)
- 1725 » Peter the Great, Russian emperor (b. 1672)
- 1749 » Jan van Huysum, Dutch painter (b. 1682)
- 1750 » Aaron Hill, English playwright and poet (b. 1685)
Names that were popular for boys in 1648
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- John
- Jacob
- Johannes
- Thomas
- Petrus
- Jean
- Pieter
- 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
- 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 1 » The Roundheads defeat the Cavaliers at the Battle of Maidstone in the Second English Civil War.
- August 8 » Mehmed IV (1648–1687) succeeds Ibrahim I (1640–1648) as Ottoman Emperor.
- 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.