What Happened In August 1648 In History

Historical Events for August, 1648

• 28th » Siege of Colchester ended when Royalists Forces surrender to the Parliamentary Forces after eleven weeks, during the English Civil War.

Famous Birthdays on August in 1648

• 9th » Johann Michael Bach, German composer (d. 1694)
• 11th » Jeremiah Shepard, American minister (d. 1720)

Famous Deaths for August 1648

• 18th » Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1615)
• 20th » Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury, English soldier and diplomat (b. 1583)
• 28th » Charles Lucas, English general (b. 1613)

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