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What Happened in January 1648

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Jan 20 Cornerstone of Amsterdam townhall laid
Jan 24 Lord Baltimore's representative Margaret Brent ejected from the Maryland Council after requesting right to vote

Bossuet's First Thesis

Jan 25 French theologian Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet obtains his first thesis in theology with Louis II de Bourbon, Prince of Condé, as a witness

Bishop and Writer Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet

Jan 30 Spain & Netherlands sign Peace of Munster, ending the Thirty Years' War

Famous Birthdays

Jan 1 Elkanah Settle, English writer (d. 1724)

Famous Deaths

Jan 14 Casparus Barleaus, Dutch humanist, theologist and poet (Muiderkring), dies at 63
Jan 23 Francisco de Rojas Zorrilla, Spanish playwright (Del Rey Abajo Ninguno), dies at 40

Famous Sports Stars

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