January 14, 1648 Casparus Barleaus, Flemish theologist/poet (Muiderkring), dies at 63 January 20, 1648 Cornerstone of Amsterdam townhall laid January 23, 1648 Francisco de Rojas Zorrilla, Spanish poet (Del Rey Abajo), dies at 40 January 30, 1648 Spain & Netherlands sign Peace of Munster, ending Tachtigjarige War February 3, 1648 Louis Bouteiller, composer February 21, 1648 Christian IV, king of Denmark/Norway, dies March 12, 1648 Tirso de Molina, Spanish author, dies at about 63 April 4, 1648 Grinling Gibbons, sculptor/woodcarver April 5, 1648 Spanish troops/feudal barons strike down people's uprising in Naples April 7, 1648 Ferdinand van Kessel, Flemish painter April 11, 1648 Matthaus Apelles von Lowenstern, composer, dies at 53 April 12, 1648 University of Harderwijk Netherlands solemn opens April 13, 1648 Jeanne-Marie Bouvier de la Mothe-Guyon, French mystic (qui‚tisme) April 16, 1648 John Luyken, poet/etcher (Duytse Lyre) April 22, 1648 Catharina Belgian van Nassau, daughter of Willem, dies at 69 April 22, 1648 English army claims king Charles I responsible for bloodshed April 26, 1648 Christoph Thomas Walliser, composer, dies at 79 April 26, 1648 Pedro II, King of Portugal (1683-1706) May 6, 1648 Battle at Zolty Wody-Bohdan Chmielricki's Cossaks beat John II Casimir May 15, 1648 Treaty of Munster: Spain & Netherlands ratified