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Born on Wednesday August 26, 1648
- Neelken Brandts, Zoelen
- Teunisken Cornelissen-Gerrits († 1729)
- Lijntge Pleunen, Dordrecht
- Christina van Hoey, Gorinchem, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1705)
- Hester van der WAL, Dordrecht
- Andries Cornelisz Cleywech, Rotterdam
- Andries Cornelisz cleijweg, Rotterdam
- Cornelia Schuermans, Baarle-Hertog, Antwerpen, België
- Adriana OORTS (OIRT), Zandhoven, Province of Antwerp (Middle Brabant), Belgium
- Schuermans Cornelia, Baarle-Hertog, Antwerpen, België
Died on Wednesday August 26, 1648
- Pleun Bastiaensz van den Nes (58)
- Humphrey Hall (80), London, Middlesex, England
- Cornelis Bastiaensz van den Nes (51), Rijsoord
- Cornelis Bastiaens van den Nes (58)
- Anthonie van Choiseul Heer van Daillecourt (48)
- Jan MOENS (60), Lebbeke
- JAN MOENS (60), LEBBEKE,OOST-VLAANDEREN,BELGIE
- Antoine de Choiseul (55), Lens, Pas-de-Calais, France
- Pleun Bastiaens van den Nes (58)
- Jean Moens, Lebbeke
Born on August 26
- 1548 » Bernardino Poccetti, Italian painter († 1612)
- 1582 » Humilis of Bisignano, Italian Franciscan friar and saint († 1637)
- 1596 » Frederick V, Elector Palatine, Bohemian king († 1632)
- 1676 » Robert Walpole, English scholar and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1745)
- 1694 » Elisha Williams, English colonial minister, academic, and politician († 1755)
- 1695 » Marie-Anne-Catherine Quinault, French singer-songwriter († 1791)
- 1728 » Johann Heinrich Lambert, Swiss mathematician, physicist, and astronomer († 1777)
- 1736 » Jean-Baptiste L. Romé de l'Isle, French mineralogist and geologist († 1790)
- 1740 » Joseph-Michel Montgolfier, French inventor, invented the hot air balloon († 1810)
- 1743 » Antoine Lavoisier, French chemist and biologist († 1794)
Died on August 26
- 1486 » Ernest, Elector of Saxony (b. 1441)
- 1500 » Philipp I, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg (b. 1449)
- 1551 » Margaret Leijonhufvud, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1516)
- 1572 » Petrus Ramus, French philosopher and logician (b. 1515)
- 1595 » António, Prior of Crato (b. 1531)
- 1666 » Frans Hals, Dutch painter and educator (b. 1580)
- 1714 » Constantin Brâncoveanu, Ruler of Wallachia (b. 1654)
- 1714 » Edward Fowler, English bishop and author (b. 1632)
- 1723 » Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, Dutch microscopist and biologist (b. 1632)
- 1785 » George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, English soldier and politician, 3rd Secretary of State for the Colonies (b. 1716)
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)
- May 15 » The Peace of Münster is ratified, by which Spain acknowledges Dutch sovereignty.
- 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
- 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.
- October 24 » The Peace of Westphalia is signed, marking the end of the Thirty Years' War.