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March 20, 1648Born on Saturday March 21, 1648
- Gillis Slock, Adegem (B)
- Barbara Heymans, Pamel († 1678)
- Maria Schilgen, Keulen,Regierungsbezirk Köln,North Rhine-Westphalia,Germany († 1689)
- Jean Martin GUISSET, Antheit,4520,Luik,Wallonië,BELGIË
- Léonard Mottar, Hollogne-aux-Pierres
- Gilles de la Chambre, Beverwijk († 1693)
- Anna Katharina Deschler, Owen, hertogdom Württemberg, Dld († 1721)
- Joseph Stafford († 1697)
- Jean HANNART, Bossut-Gottechain, 1390, Brabant Wallon, Belgique
- Anna Muyldermans, Leest, Antwerpen, Belgium († 1649)
Died on Saturday March 21, 1648
- Paulus van Valen (30), Mierlo
- Anna Maria van Linter (77), Rossem, België
- Anna Maria Verlinden (77), parochie Sint-Medardus en Gildardus, Rossem, Vlaams-Brabant, België
- Michaelis van GUCHT (34), Merchtem, 1785, Brabant Flamand, Belgique
- Nicolaus von Mirbach - Zweibrucken (80)
- Benjamin Harrison I (53), Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, Verenigde Staten
- Anna Van Linter (78), Meise (Rossem), Vlaams-Brabant, België
- Michael Hubertus VAN GUCHT (34), Merchtem (B)
- Nicolaas van Mirbach Heer van Zweibrüggen (80)
- Anna van Linter (77), Rossem, 1861, Vlaams-Brabant (B)
Born on March 21
- 1555 » John Leveson, English politician († 1615)
- 1557 » Anne Howard, Countess of Arundel, English countess and poet († 1630)
- 1626 » Peter of Saint Joseph Betancur, Spanish saint and missionary († 1667)
- 1672 » Stefano Benedetto Pallavicino, Italian poet and translator († 1742)
- 1685 » Johann Sebastian Bach, German Baroque composer and musician († 1750)
- 1713 » Francis Lewis, Welsh-American merchant and politician († 1803)
- 1716 » Josef Seger, Bohemian organist, composer, and educator († 1782)
- 1752 » Mary Dixon Kies, American inventor († 1837)
- 1763 » Jean Paul, German journalist and author († 1825)
- 1768 » Joseph Fourier, French mathematician and physicist († 1830)
Died on March 21
- 1556 » Thomas Cranmer, English archbishop (b. 1489)
- 1571 » Odet de Coligny, French cardinal and Protestant (b. 1517)
- 1617 » Pocahontas, Algonquian Indigenous princess (b. c. 1595)
- 1653 » Tarhoncu Ahmed Pasha, Albanian politician, Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire
- 1656 » James Ussher, Irish archbishop (b. 1581)
- 1676 » Henri Sauval, French historian and author (b. 1623)
- 1729 » Elżbieta Sieniawska, politically influential Polish magnate (b. 1669)
- 1729 » John Law, Scottish-French economist and politician, Controller-General of Finances (b. 1671)
- 1734 » Robert Wodrow, Scottish historian and author (b. 1679)
- 1751 » Johann Heinrich Zedler, German publisher (b. 1706)
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)
- 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 8 » Mehmed IV (1648–1687) succeeds Ibrahim I (1640–1648) as Ottoman Emperor.
- 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.