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April 12, 1648Born on Monday April 13, 1648
- Abijgael van Dupe, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Cornelis Foppen van Schenaert, Scheveningen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1692)
- Cornelis Janszoon Melissant, Dirksland († 1722)
- Jacobus van DIETVORST, Hoogstraten, Antwerpen, België
- Catharina op Weversen, Venray
- Iefje Scheer, Hillegersberg
- Elizabeth Aubert, St Sulpice, Paris, Ile-de-France, France († 1690)
- Gerardus Adriani Vermeeren, Malderen (B)
- Christina Meurers
- Catharina de Rieu, Amsterdam
Died on Monday April 13, 1648
- Pieternella Bstmn, unbekannt
- Eva Valckestijn (1), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Pieternella Bestmans - (68), Oude Tonge, Zuid-Holland, NL
- Pieternella Cornelisdr Bestman, Oude Tonge
- Pieternella Cornelisdr Bestmans (66), Ooltgensplaat, Zeeland, Netherlands
- Thomas Jarman (born Jarmon) (79), Nantmel, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom
- Ernst Wilhelm von Calcum genannt Lohausen
- Clintie Pietersdr. (24), Dirksland
- Pieternelle Cornelisdr Bestman (70)
- William Page (68), Hellingly Sussex
Born on April 13
- 1570 » Guy Fawkes, English soldier, planned the Gunpowder Plot (probable; d. 1606)
- 1573 » Christina of Holstein-Gottorp († 1625)
- 1593 » Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland († 1641)
- 1618 » Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy, French author († 1693)
- 1636 » Hendrik van Rheede, Dutch botanist († 1691)
- 1648 » Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon, French mystic († 1717)
- 1713 » Pierre Jélyotte, French tenor († 1797)
- 1729 » Thomas Percy, Irish bishop and poet († 1811)
- 1732 » Frederick North, Lord North, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1792)
- 1735 » Isaac Low, American merchant and politician, founded the New York Chamber of Commerce († 1791)
Died on April 13
- 1592 » Bartolomeo Ammannati, Italian architect and sculptor (b. 1511)
- 1605 » Boris Godunov, Tsar of Russia (b. 1551)
- 1612 » Sasaki Kojirō, Japanese samurai (b. 1585)
- 1635 » Fakhr-al-Din II, Ottoman prince (b. 1572)
- 1638 » Henri, Duke of Rohan (b. 1579)
- 1641 » Richard Montagu, English bishop (b. 1577)
- 1695 » Jean de La Fontaine, French author and poet (b. 1621)
- 1716 » Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington, English admiral and politician (b. 1648)
- 1722 » Charles Leslie, Irish priest and theologian (b. 1650)
- 1793 » Pierre Gaspard Chaumette, French botanist, lawyer, and politician (b. 1763)
Names that were popular for boys in 1648
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- John
- Jacob
- Johannes
- Jean
- Petrus
- Thomas
- Pieter
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Jansz
- Peter
- Pierre
- Cornelisz
Names that were popular for girls in 1648
- Maria
- Anna
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Marie
- Joanna
- Mary
- Elizabeth
- Anne
- Cornelia
- Van
- Neeltje
- Jans
- Jeanne
- Jannetje
- Johanna
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.
- January 30 » Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster and Osnabrück is signed, ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain.
- 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 24 » The Peace of Westphalia is signed, marking the end of the Thirty Years' War.