Events

• January 1 - Charles II crowned King of Scotland in Scone. This is his first crowning.
• June 28 - June 30: The biggest battle of the 17th century, Battle of Beresteczko, between Poles and Ukrainians, won by Poles.
• September 3 - English Civil War: Battle of Worcester - Charles II of England is defeated in the last main battle of the war.

Ongoing events

• Fronde civil war in France (1648-1653)

Literature

• Thomas Hobbes - Leviathan

Births

• April 10 - Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, mathematician (d. 1708)
• May 27 - Louis-Antoine, Cardinal de Noailles
• August 6 - Carl Gustaf Rehnskiöld , Swedish field marshal

Deaths

• September 27 - Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria (b. 1573)
• November 26 - Henry Ireton, English Civil War leader