On This Day
<<

What Happened in October 1648

>>

Historical Events

  • Oct 4 Peter Stuyvesant establishes America's 1st volunteer fire service
  • Oct 18 1st labor organization forms in North American colonies (Boston Shoemakers)
  • Oct 24 Treaty of Westphalia ends The Thirty Years' War in the Holy Roman Empire; Switzerland's independence recognized
Events in 1648

Famous Weddings

Louis de Buade de Frontenac

Oct 28 Future Governor of New France Louis de Buade de Frontenac (28) secretly marries fellow aristocrat Anne de La Grange-Trianon (16)

Louis de Buade de Frontenac

Famous People by Cause of Death

Search the largest and most accurate independent site for today in history.