What happened in 1648?

Peace of Westphalia

Major Events · Münster & Osnabrück, Germany

A series of treaties ends the Thirty Years' War and establishes the modern concept of state sovereignty.

Siege of Candia

Wars & Conflicts · Heraklion

1648–1669 siege of the Cretan War

Battle of Lens

Wars & Conflicts · Lens

1648 battle of the Thirty Years' War

Battle of Zhovti Vody

Wars & Conflicts · Piatykhatky Raion

1648 battle during the Khmelnytsky Uprising

Battle of Prague

Wars & Conflicts · Prague

1648 siege of Prague, Bohemia

Battle of Zusmarshausen

Wars & Conflicts · Augsburg

1648 battle of the thirty years' war

Battle of Preston

Wars & Conflicts · Preston

1648 battle

Battle of Korsuń

Wars & Conflicts · Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi

1648 battle during the Khmelnytsky Uprising

Battle of Pyliavtsi

Wars & Conflicts · Pyliava

1648 battle fought in the Khmelnytsky Uprising

First Battle of Guararapes

Wars & Conflicts

1648 battle

Battle of Starokostiantyniv

Wars & Conflicts · Starokostiantyniv

1648 battle

Battle of St Fagans

Wars & Conflicts · St Fagans

1648 battle that took place during the Second English Civil War

Siege of Colchester

Wars & Conflicts · Colchester

1648 siege that occurred during the Second English Civil War

Battle of Wevelinghoven

Wars & Conflicts · Grevenbroich

Battle of the thirty years' war

Battle of Maidstone

Wars & Conflicts · Maidstone

1648 battle that took place during the Second English Civil War

Battle of Winwick

Wars & Conflicts

1648 battle in England

Battle of Pohost

Wars & Conflicts · Pahost 2

Siege of Kandahar

Wars & Conflicts · Kandahar

1648–1649 siege

Battle of Mauchline Muir

Wars & Conflicts · Mauchline

Battle during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms in 1648

Siege of Pembroke

Wars & Conflicts · Pembroke Castle

1648 battle that took place during the Second English Civil War

Battle of Stirling

Wars & Conflicts · Stirling

1648 in the Scottish Civil War

Second English Civil War

Wars & Conflicts · England

Part of English Civil War (1648)

Recapture of Angola

Wars & Conflicts · São Tomé and Príncipe

Portuguese siege on Dutch-controlled Luanda

Treaty of Concordia

Politics & Government · Concordia

1648 St. Martin border treaty

Treaty of Münster (October 1648)

Politics & Government · Münster

1648 peace treaty between France and the Holy Roman Empire signed on 24 October 1648 in Münster

Treaty of Newport

Politics & Government · Newport

1648 failed treaty to end the English Civil War

Marin Mersenne died

People · Paris

French theologian, philosopher, mathematician and music theorist, often referred to as the "father of acoustics" (1588-1648)

Fedot Alekseyev Popov died

People · Kholmogory

Russian explorer

Melpathur Narayana Bhattathiri died

People · Karimbam

Indian mathematician

Isaac de Caus died

People · Paris

French architect and engineer

Antonio de Montezinos died

People · Vila Flor

Portuguese traveller

Noël Juchereau died

People · Orléans

Quebec pioneer

Jeanne-Marie Bouvier de La Motte Guyon born

People · Montargis

Born in Montargis. French Roman Catholic mystic.

Christian IV of Denmark died

People · Rosenborg Castle

Died in Rosenborg Castle. King of Denmark and Norway (1577–1648).

Władysław IV Vasa died

People · Merkinė

Died in Merkinė. King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1595-1648).

Peter II of Portugal born

People · Ribeira Palace

Born in Ribeira Palace. King of Portugal (1648–1706).

University of Harderwijk

Science & Technology

University in Harderwijk, The Netherlands

Genoese East Indies expedition

Exploration & Discovery · East Indies

1648–1649 expedition

Synagogue in Ružany

Religion & Belief Systems

Benedictine abbey of Mariastein

Religion & Belief Systems

Abbey building in Metzerlen-Mariastein in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland

Nostra Signora delle Grazie

Religion & Belief Systems · Ponzano Magra

Church building in Santo Stefano di Magra, Italy

Andreevsky Monastery

Religion & Belief Systems

Monastery in Gagarinsky District, Russia

All Saints church in Kraków

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Kraków. Poland

Chiesa dell'Immacolata Concezione

Religion & Belief Systems

Building in Bivona, Italy

Mežmuiža Church in Augstkalne

Religion & Belief Systems

Latvian cultural monument No. 4864

Ossuary in Střítež

Religion & Belief Systems · Cemetery in Střítež

XXV: Boží hrob

Religion & Belief Systems

Chapel in Czech Republic

Rastkapelle

Religion & Belief Systems · Hohenaschau im Chiemgau

Chapel in Hohenaschau im Chiemgau, Germany

Hōshō-ji Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Temple in Taitō-ku, Tokyo

Great Blow

Disasters & Pandemics · Norwich

1648 riot and explosion in Norwich

Massacre of ulemas by Amangkurat I

Disasters & Pandemics · Mataram Sultanate

Khmelnytsky Uprising

Social Movements & Revolutions · Ukraine

Cossack rebellion within the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1648–1657

Salt Riot

Social Movements & Revolutions · Siberia

Food riot in June 1648 in Moscow, Russia

Tranquebar Rebellion

Social Movements & Revolutions · Tharangambadi

1648 rebellion in Danish India

Day of the Barricades

Social Movements & Revolutions · Paris

1648 conflict in Paris

Siege of Lvov

Social Movements & Revolutions · Lviv

1648 siege

Biaroza Monastery

Architecture & Engineering

Former Roman Catholic monastery in Byaroza, Belarus

Oostkerk

Architecture & Engineering · Middelburg

Church building in Middelburg, the Netherlands

Church of St. John's almshouse

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Tallinn

Tövkhön Monastery

Architecture & Engineering

Buddhist monastery in Mongolia

Iglesia del Espíritu Santo, Havana

Architecture & Engineering

The Iglesia del Espíritu Santo at #161 Calle Acosta was built in 1635 on the corner of the corner of Calles Cuba and Acosta by a fraternity of Afro-Cuban ex slaves

Church of the Holy Trinity, Berwick-on-Tweed

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England, UK

Forte de Santa Luzia

Architecture & Engineering · Freguesia de Assunção

Building in Elvas, Portalegre District, Portugal

Big Synagogue in Łęczna

Architecture & Engineering

Olonets Fortress

Architecture & Engineering

Fortress at a confluence of rivers Olonka and Megrega, built in 1648 and destroyed by fire in 1741

Teatro Niccolini

Sports & Entertainment

Theatre in Florence, Italy

Swedish Pomerania founded

Empires & Countries · Szczecin

Swedish Pomerania was founded, with its capital at Szczecin.

Neapolitan Republic dissolved

Empires & Countries · Naples

Neapolitan Republic ceased to exist, having been centered at Naples.

Dutch Loango-Angola dissolved

Empires & Countries · Luanda

Dutch Loango-Angola ceased to exist, having been centered at Luanda.

Landgraviate of Upper Alsace dissolved

Empires & Countries

Landgraviate of Upper Alsace ceased to exist.

Duchy of Bremen and Verden founded

Empires & Countries · Stade

Duchy of Bremen and Verden was founded, with its capital at Stade.

Principality of Halberstadt founded

Empires & Countries

Principality of Halberstadt was founded.

Principality of Minden founded

Empires & Countries

Principality of Minden was founded.