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Historical Events in January 1648

  • 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

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