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August 4, 1648Born on Wednesday August 5, 1648
- Willem Honcoop, Oudewater, UTR, Nederland († 1687)
- James Harris, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America († 1715)
- Sijmon Cornelisse van Heijningen Alias Schout, Alphen aan den Rijn, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Martinus Rigouts, Lier Sint Gummarus
- Willem Gerritsz Honcop, Oudewater († 1687)
- Neeltgen Staes, Oudewater, Utrecht, Nederland
- Barbara SEGERS, Gooik,1755,Brabant Flamand,Bruxelles Capitale,BELGIQUE
- Bernard Rees († 1691)
- Sijmon van HEIJNINGEN, Alphen aan de Rijn, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Maria de Ridder, Boechout
Died on Wednesday August 5, 1648
- Edward HERBERT (66), Queen Street, Westminster, Middlesex
- Johan II comte Draskovic van Trakoshan (53), à Ovar
- János Draskovich de Trakostjan (53)
- Edward Lord Herbert van Chirbury, Londen
- 1st Baron Herbert of Chibury - EDWARD Herbert - 1st Baron Herbert of Chibury (65), Queen St, London, Middlesex, England
- Johan Graaf Draskovic van Trakoschan (53), Ovar
- Maria Lorenz (34)
- Francesco Giuseppe Pizzo (39), Carini, Palermo, Sicilia, Italia
Born on August 5
- 1540 » Joseph Justus Scaliger, French philologist and historian († 1609)
- 1607 » Antonio Barberini, Italian cardinal († 1671)
- 1623 » Antonio Cesti, Italian organist and composer († 1669)
- 1626 » Richard Ottley, English politician († 1670)
- 1662 » James Anderson, Scottish lawyer and historian († 1728)
- 1681 » Vitus Bering, Danish explorer († 1741)
- 1694 » Leonardo Leo, Italian composer († 1744)
- 1749 » Thomas Lynch Jr., American commander and politician († 1779)
- 1797 » Friedrich August Kummer, German cellist and composer († 1879)
- 1802 » Niels Henrik Abel, Norwegian mathematician and theorist († 1829)
Died on August 5
- 1579 » Stanislaus Hosius, Polish cardinal (b. 1504)
- 1600 » John Ruthven, 3rd Earl of Gowrie, Scottish conspirator (b. 1577)
- 1610 » Alonso García de Ramón, Spanish soldier and politician, Royal Governor of Chile (b. 1552)
- 1633 » George Abbot, English archbishop and academic (b. 1562)
- 1678 » Juan García de Zéspedes, Mexican tenor and composer (b. 1619)
- 1729 » Thomas Newcomen, English engineer, invented the eponymous Newcomen atmospheric engine (b. 1664)
- 1743 » John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey, English courtier and politician, Vice-Chamberlain of the Household (b. 1696)
- 1778 » Charles Clémencet, French historian and author (b. 1703)
- 1778 » Thomas Linley the younger, English composer (b. 1756)
- 1792 » Frederick North, Lord North, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1732)
Names that were popular for boys in 1648
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- John
- Jacob
- Johannes
- Thomas
- Petrus
- Pieter
- Jean
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Johann
- Hendrik
- William
- Leendert
Names that were popular for girls in 1648
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Mary
- Elizabeth
- Joanna
- 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 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.
- December 6 » Colonel Thomas Pride of the New Model Army purges the Long Parliament of MPs sympathetic to King Charles I of England, in order for the King's trial to go ahead; came to be known as "Pride's Purge".