Famous Deaths In 1648

Jan 14 On this day in history casparus Barleaus, Flemish theologist/poet (Muiderkring), dies at 63 Share it »

Jan 23 Francisco de Rojas Zorrilla, Spanish poet (Del Rey Abajo), dies at 40 on this day in history. Share it »

Feb 02 On this day in history death of george Abbot, English writer Share it »

Feb 21 Christian IV, king of Denmark/Norway, dies on this day in history. Share it »

Mar 12 On this day in history tirso de Molina, Spanish author, dies at about 63 Share it »

Mar 14 On this day in history death of ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, English general (b. 1584) Share it »

Apr 11 Matthaus Apelles von Lowenstern, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history. Share it »

Apr 22 Catharina Belgian van Nassau, daughter of Willem, dies at 69 on this day in history. Share it »

Apr 26 On this day in history christoph Thomas Walliser, composer, dies at 79 Share it »

May 20 On this day in history wladyslaw IV Wasa, King of Poland, dies Share it »

May 23 On this day in history luis de Nain, painter, dies Share it »

May 26 On this day in history death of vincent Voiture, French poet (b. 1597) Share it »

Jul 04 On this day in history death of antoine Daniel, French Jesuit missionary, one of the Canadian Martyrs (b. 1601) Share it »

Jul 31 Benedictus J van Haeften, poet (Regia thru Crucis), dies at about 60 on this day in history. Share it »

Aug 12 On this day in history death of ibrahim I, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1615) Share it »

Aug 20 On this day in history edward Herbert of Cherbury, English military/philosopher, dies at 65 Share it »

Sep 01 On this day in history marin Mersenne, French mathematician (Number of Mersenne), dies at 59 Share it »

Sep 20 On this day in history marco Ivan Lukacic, composer, dies at 61 Share it »

Nov 17 On this day in history thomas Ford, composer, dies Share it »

Jan 01 On this day in history birth of elkanah Settle, English writer (d. 1724) Share it »

Feb 03 Louis Bouteiller, composer was born on this day in history. Share it »

Feb 23 Arabella Churchill, English mistress of James II of England (d. 1730) was born on this day in history. Share it »

Apr 04 Grinling Gibbons, sculptor/woodcarver was born on this day in history. Share it »

Apr 07 On this day in history birth of ferdinand van Kessel, Flemish painter Share it »

Apr 07 On this day in history birth of john Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby, English statesman and poet (d. 1721) Share it »

Apr 09 On this day in history birth of henri de Massue, Marquis de Ruvigny, 1st Viscount Galway, French soldier and diplomat (d. 1720) Share it »

Apr 13 On this day in history birth of jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon, French mystic (d. 1717) Share it »