Historical Events
- Oct 24 Treaty of Westphalia ends The Thirty Years' War in the Holy Roman Empire; Switzerland's independence recognized
- Nov 30 English Parliamentary army captures King Charles I
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Johann Michael BachFamous People in 1648
Rembrandt van RijnWorld Leaders in 1648
Charles I
Louis XIV
Famous People Who Died in 1648
- Jan 14 Casparus Barleaus, Flemish theologist and poet (Muiderkring), dies at 63
- Jan 23 Francisco de Rojas Zorrilla, Spanish playwright (Del Rey Abajo Ninguno), dies at 40
- Feb 2 George Abbot, English writer
- Feb 28 Christian IV of Denmark, King of Denmark and Norway (1588-1648), dies at 70
- Mar 12 Tirso de Molina, Spanish Baroque dramatist, poet and Roman Catholic monk (The Trickster of Seville and the Stone Guest), dies at about 63
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