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Born on Sunday December 22, 1748
- Albert Teunissen, Heerde
- Aaltje Jans Koster, Hoogeveen († 1807)
- Aaltjen Koster, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland
- Anna Catharina Leijten, Tilburg (Noord-Brabant, NLD) († 1787)
- Albertina Meijerink, Vorden
- Albert Hindriks Bruinink, Coevorden
- Aaltien Jans Koster, De Wijk, Drenthe, Nederland († 1804)
- Anna Catharina Rijnboom Rinboom, Roerdalen,Li,NL (Sint Odilienberg) († 1795)
- Aaltje Zielhuis, Wijhe, Overijssel, Nederland († 1824)
- Anna Catharina Cornelius LEIJTEN, Tilburg,, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Died on Sunday December 22, 1748
- Jean BREARD (81), Courgenay, Yonne, Bourgogne, FRANCE
- Johann Karl Van Liechtenstein (24)
- Henders (Berentsen) van der Meij (5), Gorssel
- Anne-Catherine Thibodeau (81), Nova Scotia
- Catharina Francisca Selleslagh (70), Heffen
- Anna Elisabetha Stroder (39), Quirnbach,Westerwald
- Jan Jansz. van 't Hoff (41)
- Johan Nepomuk Karel van Liechtenstein (24)
- James Hamilton (40), Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
- Jean de Liechtenstein (24)
Born on December 22
- 1666 » Guru Gobind Singh, Indian guru and poet († 1708)
- 1694 » Hermann Samuel Reimarus, German philosopher and academic († 1768)
- 1696 » James Oglethorpe, English general and politician, 1st Colonial Governor of Georgia († 1785)
- 1723 » Carl Friedrich Abel, German viol player and composer († 1787)
- 1765 » Johann Friedrich Pfaff, German mathematician and academic († 1825)
- 1799 » Nicholas Callan, Irish priest and physicist († 1864)
- 1805 » John Obadiah Westwood, English entomologist and archaeologist († 1893)
- 1807 » Johan Sebastian Welhaven, Norwegian author, poet, and critic († 1873)
- 1819 » Franz Abt, German composer and conductor († 1870)
- 1819 » Pierre Ossian Bonnet, French mathematician and academic († 1892)
Died on December 22
- 1641 » Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully, 2nd Prime Minister of France (b. 1560)
- 1646 » Petro Mohyla, Ruthenian metropolitan and saint (b. 1596)
- 1660 » André Tacquet, Flemish priest and mathematician (b. 1612)
- 1666 » Guercino, Italian painter (b. 1591)
- 1681 » Richard Alleine, English minister and author (b. 1611)
- 1767 » John Newbery, English publisher (b. 1713)
- 1788 » Percivall Pott, English physician and surgeon (b. 1714)
- 1806 » William Vernon, English-American merchant (b. 1719)
- 1828 » William Hyde Wollaston, English chemist and physicist (b. 1766)
- 1853 » Manuel María Lombardini, Mexican general and politician. President (1853) (b. 1802)
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Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1748
- 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.
Weather December 22, 1748
The temperature on December 22, 1748 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: hagel zeer betrokken.