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March 12, 1648Born on Friday March 13, 1648
- Maria Mertens Bode, Merksplas
- Maria Dircksdr. van Tetrode, Leiden
- Barbe Madeleine SOMJA, Mortroux,4607,Liège,Wallonie,BELGIQUE († 1738)
- Anne de Bavière († 1723)
- Suzanna Scholten, Amsterdam, Oude Kerk († 1723)
- Susanna Scholten, Amsterdam († 1723)
- Deborah Astine, Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia, United States († 1732)
- Petronella Omlo, Stevensweert
- Magdalena Arents Broeils, Westeremden, Groningen, Nederland
- Joost Veit Vrijheer van Künsberg-Mandel
Died on Friday March 13, 1648
- Heyndrick Dircksz van Driel (39)
- Hendrick van Driel (52)
- Hendrick Dirksz van Driel (52)
- hendrik dirksz van driel (39), schiedam (zuid holland)
- Ambrosius Van Bronckhorst (34), Bemmel, Gelderland, Netherlands
- Ambrosius van Bronkhorst (33), Bemmel, Gelderland, Nederland
- Ambrosius van Bronckhorst (34), Bemmel
- Joanna Verwaeijen (18), Berghem (Noord-Brabant)
- Hendrik Dircksz van Driel (40), Schiedam
- Hendrick Dirksz van Driel (52)
Born on March 13
- 1560 » William Louis, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, Dutch count († 1620)
- 1593 » Georges de La Tour, French painter (probable; d. 1652)
- 1599 » John Berchmans, Belgian Jesuit scholastic and saint († 1621)
- 1615 » Innocent XII, pope of the Catholic Church († 1700)
- 1683 » Johann Wilhelm Weinmann, German botanist († 1741)
- 1700 » Michel Blavet, French flute player and composer († 1768)
- 1719 » John Griffin, 4th Baron Howard de Walden, English field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Essex († 1797)
- 1720 » Charles Bonnet, Swiss historian and author († 1793)
- 1741 » Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor († 1790)
- 1763 » Guillaume Brune, French general and diplomat († 1815)
Died on March 13
- 1573 » Michel de l'Hôpital, French politician (b. 1507)
- 1601 » Henry Cuffe, Politician (b. 1563)
- 1619 » Richard Burbage, English actor (b. 1567)
- 1711 » Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, French poet and critic (b. 1636)
- 1719 » Johann Friedrich Böttger, German chemist and potter (b. 1682)
- 1800 » Nana Fadnavis, Indian minister and politician (b. 1742)
- 1808 » Christian VII of Denmark (b. 1749)
- 1823 » John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent, English admiral and politician (b. 1735)
- 1833 » William Bradley, English lieutenant and cartographer (b. 1757)
- 1842 » Henry Shrapnel, English general (b. 1761)
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)
- 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.
- 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 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 24 » The Peace of Westphalia is signed, marking the end of the Thirty Years' War.