1648
Years:
1645
1646
1647
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1648
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1649
1650
1651
Decades
:
1610s
1620s
1630s
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1640s
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1650s
1660s
1670s
Centuries
:
16th century
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17th century
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18th century
1648 in literature
1648 in science
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Events
Peace treaty
signed at
Westphalia
ends the
Thirty Years' War
.
The
Dutch
and the
Spanish
sign the
Treaty of Munster
, ending the
Eighty Years' War
. The Spanish Empire recognizes the
Dutch Republic
of United Netherlands as a sovereign state, (governed by the
House of Orange-Nassau
and the
Estates General
) which was before a province of the Spanish Empire. The Netherlands becomes the first European power with a republican form of government.
November 11
-
France
and
Netherlands
agree to divide the island of
Sint Maarten
/
Saint Martin
.
Change of
emperor
of the
Ottoman Empire
from
Ibrahim I
(
1640
-1648) to
Mehmed IV
(1648-
1687
)
The
English Parliament
finds
Charles I
guilty of treason, and sentences him to be executed.
Admiral Robert Blake
defeats
Prince Rupert
and the remnants of the
Royalist
navy in the
English Civil War
.
In
India
, building of the
Red Fort
is completed.
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Ongoing events
English Civil War
(
1642
-
1649
)
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Births
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Deaths
February 2
-
George Abbot
, English writer
May 26
-
Vincent Voiture
, poet