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• Jan Barthoutsz Snelderwaard († 1808)
• Jacobus FREDERICK, Jupille-sur-Meuse, 62063, Liege, Belgique
• Elisabeth Overheul, Herwijnen († 1840)
• Hermanus Pauwels, Horst
• Arent Rampen, Harderwijk († 1753)
• Anne Therese von Auw (van Auw), Gulpen, Nederland († 1800)
• Jacob Jippes, Nes, Ameland, Friesland, Nederland († 1751)
• Arnoldus VAN DER KRINCKE, Breugel(N-Br.) († 1795)
• Jan Barthoutsz. Snelderwaard, Wassenaar RK († 1808)
• Cecille Leautaud, ( Villar d'Abas ) Uvernet-Fours († 1822)

• Johann Nikolaus Strassel (66), Walschbronn, Franciaország
• Janna Jansen (61), Apeldoorn
• Hendrik ter Horst (2), Hengelo
• Anna ten Bult (38)
• Joannes van den Bossche (41), Maldegem Vlaamse gewest
• Goossen Florijn, Neede, Gelderland, Nederland
• Jan ten Bult (38)
• Francis Yonge (66)
• Anna Pinckers, Gronsveld
• Catherine Clerquin (60), Thulin, Hainaut, Belgique

• 1668 » John George IV, Elector of Saxony († 1694)
• 1701 » Charles le Beau, French historian and author († 1778)
• 1706 » Baldassare Galuppi, Italian harpsichord player and composer († 1785)
• 1741 » Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, French general and author († 1803)
• 1777 » Heinrich von Kleist, German author and poet († 1811)
• 1785 » Thomas Love Peacock, English author and poet († 1866)
• 1792 » Lucas Alamán, Mexican politician and historian († 1853)
• 1804 » Mongkut, Thai king († 1868)
• 1822 » Midhat Pasha, Ottoman civil servant and politician, 238th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire († 1883)
• 1831 » Frederick III, German Emperor († 1888)

• 1646 » Isaac Jogues, French priest, missionary, and martyr (b. 1607)
• 1667 » Fasilides, Ethiopian emperor (b. 1603)
• 1678 » Jacob Jordaens, Belgian painter illustrator (b. 1593)
• 1739 » António José da Silva, Brazilian-Portuguese playwright (b. 1705)
• 1744 » Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (b. 1660)
• 1770 » John Manners, Marquess of Granby, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire (b. 1721)
• 1775 » Christian August Crusius, German philosopher and theologian (b. 1715)
• 1817 » Etienne Nicolas Méhul, French pianist and composer (b. 1763)
• 1865 » Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, English soldier and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1784)
• 1871 » Charles Babbage, English mathematician and engineer, invented the mechanical computer (b. 1791)

• Erfstadhouder Prins Willem IV (Huis van Oranje) was from 1747 till 1751 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
• June 11 » Denmark adopts the characteristic Nordic Cross flag later taken up by all other Scandinavian countries.
• August 26 » The first Lutheran denomination in North America, the Pennsylvania Ministerium, is founded in Philadelphia.
• October 12 » War of Jenkins' Ear: A British squadron wins a tactical victory over a Spanish squadron off Havana.
• October 18 » Signing of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle ends the War of the Austrian Succession.

The temperature on October 18, 1748 was about 14.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken.