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May 5, 1648Born on Wednesday May 6, 1648
- Anna Van Noten, Heist op den Berg
- Maria MOENS, Buggenhout,9255,Flandre Orientale,Flandre,BELGIQUE († 1724)
- Gustaf Christian von der Pahlen († 1736)
- Jean LOTTIN, Maure-de-Bretagne,35330,Ille-et-Vilaine,Bretagne,FRANCE
- Eva Brasser, Willemstad, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Christophorus Sanders - T' Sanders, Merchtem
- Mathurin HERCOUET, Plénée-Jugon, 22640, France († 1708)
- Vincent DORMANT, Mouhers, 36340, France († 1694)
- Elizabeth Paine
- Barbara Hastenwald, Ottweiler, Deutschland († 1648)
Died on Wednesday May 6, 1648
- NICLAES PUYENBROECK (40), SINT-NIKLAAS,OOST-VLAANDEREN,BELGIE
- Michelle FOUESNARD, Brucheville, 50089, Manche, Normandie, France
- Johann Caspar Wurmser von Vendenheim (83), Illkirch, Elzas, Frankrijk
- Rochus Cornelisz van WOU, Wassenaar
- Willem Jans, Beerta, Groningen, Nederland
- Maria Vandekerckhove (48), Hooglede
- Marcus van Royen (51), Bazel, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- unbek. Overkott of EUERCOTT
Born on May 6
- 1574 » Innocent X, pope of the Catholic Church († 1655)
- 1580 » Charles Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat, French noble († 1637)
- 1635 » Johann Joachim Becher, German physician and alchemist († 1682)
- 1668 » Alain-René Lesage, French author and playwright († 1747)
- 1680 » Jean-Baptiste Stuck, Italian-French cellist and composer († 1755)
- 1713 » Charles Batteux, French philosopher and academic († 1780)
- 1714 » Anton Raaff, German tenor († 1797)
- 1742 » Jean Senebier, Swiss pastor and physiologist († 1809)
- 1758 » André Masséna, French general († 1817)
- 1758 » Maximilien Robespierre, French lawyer and politician († 1794)
Died on May 6
- 1502 » James Tyrrell, English knight (b. 1450)
- 1527 » Charles III, Duke of Bourbon, Count of Montpensier and Dauphin of Auvergne (b.1490)
- 1540 » Juan Luís Vives, Spanish scholar (b. 1492)
- 1596 » Giaches de Wert, Flemish-Italian composer (b. 1535)
- 1631 » Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet, of Connington, English historian and politician, founded the Cotton library (b. 1570)
- 1638 » Cornelius Jansen, Dutch-French bishop and theologian (b. 1585)
- 1708 » François de Laval, French-Canadian bishop (b. 1623)
- 1757 » Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1683)
- 1757 » Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, Prussian field marshal (b. 1684)
- 1782 » Christine Kirch, German astronomer and academic (b. 1696)
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
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Mary
- Joanna
- Elizabeth
- 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 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.