Events in year of 1648
- 01-20Cornerstone of Amsterdam townhall laid
- 04-12University of Harderwijk Netherlands solemn opens
- 04-22English army claims King Charles I responsible for bloodshed
- 05-17Emperor Ferdinand III defeats Maximilian I of Bavaria
- 06-24Cossacks slaughter 2,000 Jews and 600 Polish Catholics in Ukraine
- 06-30French Premier Cardinal Mazarin calls Saint Louis Chamber together
- 07-2210,000 Jews of Polannoe murdered in Chmielnick massacre
- 10-04Peter Stuyvesant establishes Americas 1st volunteer firemen
- 10-181st US labor organization forms (Boston Shoemakers)
- 10-24Treaty of Westphalia ends 30 year war and Holy Roman Empire
- 11-0212,000 Jews massacred by Chmielnicki hordes in Narol Podlia
- 11-11Dutch and French agree to divide St. Maarten, Leeward Islands
- 11-26Pope Innocent X condemns Peace of Westfalen
- 11-30English army captures King Charles I
People born in year of 1648
- 02-03Louis Bouteiller: Composer
- 04-04Grinling Gibbons: Sculptor / woodcarver
- 04-07Ferdinand van Kessel: Flemish painter
- 04-16John Luyken: Poet / etcher (Duytse Lyre)
- 04-26Pedro II: King of Portugal (1683-1706)
- 09-06Johann Schelle: Composer
- 11-27Peter Codde: Roman Catholic Apostole Vicar (1688-1704)
- 12-07Giovanni Maria Capelli: Composer
- 12-15Gregory King: English statistician (Natural & Political Observations)
People died in year of 1648
- 01-14Casparus Barleaus: Flemish Theologist / Poet (Muiderkring), dies at 63
- 01-23Francisco de Rojas Zorrilla: Spanish Poet (Del Rey Abajo), dies at 40
- 02-21Christian IV: King of Denmark / Norway
- 03-12Tirso de Molina: Spanish author, dies at about 63
- 04-11Matthaus Apelles von Lowenstern: Composer, dies at 53
- 04-22Catharina Belgian van Nassau: Daughter of Willem, dies at 69
- 04-26Christoph Thomas Walliser: Composer, dies at 79
- 05-20Wladyslaw IV Wasa: King of Poland
- 05-23Luis de Nain: Painter
- 07-31Benedictus J van Haeften: Poet (Regia thru Crucis), dies at about 60
- 08-20Edward Herbert of Cherbury: English military / philosopher, dies at 65
- 09-01Marin Mersenne: French Mathematician (Number of Mersenne), dies at 59
- 09-20Marco Ivan Lukacic: Composer, dies at 61
- 11-17Thomas Ford: Composer
Events in year of 1649
- 02-05Prince of Wales becomes King Charles II
- 03-11Treaty of Rueil destroys 1st Fronde-uprising
- 04-21Maryland Toleration Act passed, allowing all freedom of worship
- 06-01Czar Aleksei throws out English merchants from Moscow
- 09-11Massacre of Drogheda-Cromwell kills 3,000 royalists
- 09-11Oliver Cromwell seizes Drogheda Ireland, most inhabitants massacred
- 09-30Last Swedish troops vacate Prague
People born in year of 1649
- 01-22Pascal Collasse: Composer
- 02-02Benedict XIII [Pierfrancesco Orsini]: Italy -- 245th Pope (1724-30)
- 02-23John Blow: Composer of 1st English opera (Venus & Adonis)
- 02-27Johann Philipp Krieger: Composer
- 04-03Joseph-Francois Salomon: Composer
- 04-05Elihu Yale: England, United Kingdom -- Philanthropist founded Yale
- 04-09James Scott: Duke of Monmouth, bastard Son of English King Charles II
- 04-23Andreas Kneller: Composer
- 05-03Johann Valentin Meder: Composer
- 07-22Clement XI [Giovanni F Albani]: Italy -- Pope (1700-21)
People died in year of 1649
- 01-30Charles I: King of Great Britain (1625-49), beheaded for treason
- 03-17Gerardus Johannis Vossius [Gerrit Vos]: Dutch regent, dies at 71
- 05-12Isaac Doreslaer: English lawyer / diplomat, murdered
- 06-20Maria Tesselschade Roemers Visscher: Author
- 06-30Simon Vouet: French Painter
- 07-11Margaret Coventry: 1st English Earl of Shaftesbury
- 07-29David Teniers I: Flemish Painter (altaar stukken)
- 08-02Elisabeth Bas: Wife of Dutch Admiral Swartenhondt, dies at about 78
- 08-25Richard Crashaw: English clergyman / poet, dies at about 36
- 09-06Famiano Strada: Ital Jesuit (bello belgico decades duae), dies at 77
- 09-06Robert Dudley: English navigator / writer (Arcano del Mare)
- 09-28Ottavio Vernizzi: Composer, dies at 79
- 10-16Isaac van Ostade: Painter, buried
- 10-24Ferdinand van Boisschot: South Netherlands diplomat, dies at about 89
- 12-04Outgert Arisz Akersloot: Dutch silversmith, dies at about 73
Events in year of 1650
- 04-20VOC-management sets new guidelines
- 04-27Scottish general Montrose defeated
- 04-30French rebel Henri de la Tour Turenne signs treaty with Spain
- 07-30Prince Willem II occupies Amsterdam
- 08-03Viceroy Willem II and Amsterdam reach accord about standing army
- 09-03Battle at Dunbar: England vs. Scotland
- 09-292nd Fronde-uprising ends
- 09-29Henry Robinson opens 1st Marriage Bureau (England)
- 12-21Johan de Witt installed as Dutch pension advisor of Dordrecht
People born in year of 1650
- 02-02Nell [Eleanor] Gwyn: English actress / mistress (King Charles II)
- 02-15Anne Jules Duke de Noailles: Marshal of France (hugenot)
- 05-24John Churchill: 1st Duke of Marlborough, English General strategist
- 08-27Johann Samuel Welter: Composer
- 10-21Jean Bart: French captain / sea hero (Escape from Plymouth)
- 11-14Willem III Henry [Dutch William]: King of England (1689-1702)
People died in year of 1650
- 01-11Paul Hallman: Composer, dies at 49
- 02-08John Adriaensz: Hydraulic engineer (Haarlemmermeer), dies at about 74
- 03-29Cornelis Galle I: Flemish engraver, dies at about 73
- 05-20Francesco Sacrati: Composer, dies at 44
- 05-21James G: Marquis of Montrose, Scottish General, hanged
- 05-28Gilles Hayne: Composer, dies at 59
- 07-18Christoph Scheiner: German astronomer, dies at 74
- 08-19Abraham de Verwer: Painter, buried at about 55
- 09-13Ferdinand: Of Bayern, prince-bishop of Luik / Archbishop, dies at 72
- 10-21Pedro de Espinosa: Spanish Poet / writer
- 11-06Willem II: Earl of Nassau / prince of Orange, dies at 24
- 11-24Manuel Cardoso: Composer, dies at 83