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Born on Monday August 24, 1648
- Dympna De Keyser, Kontich († 1680)
- Arnoldus ( Arnold) Timmers, Heerlen, Limburg, Nederland († 1693)
- Lambertus Welters, Obercruchten
- Carsten Schwarting, Bergedorfer Ohe, Oldenburg (D) († 1697)
- Adrianus SEGERS, Sint-Amands,2890,Anvers,Flandre,BELGIQUE
- Claude Louis VOIRIN, Remiremont
- Jacob van Os, Den Haag
- Gerardus Michaelis van den Ecker, Schijndel
- Joanna van Frayenhove, Bornem († 1682)
- Eupham Alexander, St. Andrews And St. Leonards, Fife, Scotland
Died on Monday August 24, 1648
- Huijch Peijensz (65)
- Barbe HUET (70), Joué-sur-Erdre, 44077, Loire Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
- Huich Peijens Zeeman (53)
- Adriana De Coker, Moorsel
- Huijch Peijensz. Zeeman (62)
- Maria Van Nuffele (28), Herdersem
- Cornelius Calle (46), Stekene, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
- Diego de Saavedra (64), Madrid
- Maria Van Nuffel (28), Herdersem
- Judocus Raedt (50), Meulebeke,8760,West-Vlaanderen,België
Born on August 24
- 1552 » Lavinia Fontana, Italian painter and educator († 1614)
- 1556 » Sophia Brahe, Danish horticulturalist and astronomer († 1643)
- 1561 » Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk († 1626)
- 1578 » John Taylor, English poet and author († 1653)
- 1591 » Robert Herrick, English poet and cleric († 1674)
- 1631 » Philip Henry, English minister († 1696)
- 1635 » Peder Griffenfeld, Danish lawyer and politician († 1699)
- 1684 » Sir Robert Munro, 6th Baronet, British politician († 1746)
- 1714 » Alaungpaya, Burmese king († 1760)
- 1732 » Peter Ernst Wilde, German physician and journalist († 1785)
Died on August 24
- 1542 » Gasparo Contarini, Italian cardinal (b. 1483)
- 1572 » Charles de Téligny, French soldier and diplomat (b. 1535)
- 1572 » Gaspard II de Coligny, French admiral (b. 1519)
- 1595 » Thomas Digges, English mathematician and astronomer (b. 1546)
- 1617 » Rose of Lima, Peruvian saint (b. 1586)
- 1647 » Nicholas Stone, English sculptor and architect (b. 1586)
- 1679 » Jean François Paul de Gondi, French cardinal and author (b. 1614)
- 1680 » Ferdinand Bol, Dutch painter and etcher (b. 1616)
- 1680 » Thomas Blood, Irish colonel (b. 1618)
- 1683 » John Owen, English theologian and academic (b. 1616)
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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.
- 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 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 18 » Boston Shoemakers form first American labor organization.