1658
Years:
1655 1656 1657 - 1658 - 1659 1660 1661Decades:
1620s 1630s 1640s - 1650s - 1660s 1670s 1680sCenturies:
16th century - 17th century - 18th century 1658 by topic: Science - State leaders - Literature - Music
Events
- January 13 - Edward Sexby, who had plotted against Oliver Cromwell, dies in Tower of London
- February 6 - Swedish troops of Charles X Gustav of Sweden cross The Great Belt (Storebćlt) in Denmark over frozen sea
- May 1 - Publication of Hydriotaphia, Urn Burial and The Garden of Cyrus by Thomas Browne
- September 3 -Oliver Cromwell dies. His son Richard assumes his father's former position as Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland.
- The peace between Sweden and Denmark was concluded in Roskilde with Treaty of Roskilde.
- France joins England in the war against Spain, which began in 1654. The Spanish were defeated at the Battle of the Dunes in June. England was then given Dunkirk for their assistance in the win.
- Portuguese traders are expelled from Ceylon by Dutch invaders.
- After his father Shah Jahan completes the Taj Mahal, his son Aurangzeb deposes him as ruler of the Mughal Empire.
Births
- February 18 - Charles-Irénée Castel de Saint-Pierre, French writer (d. 1743)
- March 5 - Antoine de Lamothe Cadillac, French explorer (d. 1730)
- April 19 - Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (d. 1716)
- April 22 - Giuseppe Torelli, Italian composer (d. 1709)
- July 25 - Archibald Campbell, 1st Duke of Argyll, Scottish privy councillor (d. 1703)
- October 5 - Mary of Modena, queen of James II of England (d. 1718)
- October 19 - Adolf Friedrich II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1704)
See also @ 1658 births.
Deaths
- January 7 - Theophilus Eaton, Connecticut colonist (b. 1590)
- January 13 - Edward Sexby, English Puritan soldier (b. 1616)
- April 7 - Juan Eusebio Nieremberg, Spanish mystic (b. 1595)
- April 29 - John Cleveland, English poet (b. 1613)
- September 3 - Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland (b. 1599)
- September 22 - Georg Philipp Harsdorffer, German poet (b. 1607)
- November 6 - Pierre du Ryer, French dramatist (b. 1606)
- November 8 - Witte Corneliszoon de With, Dutch naval officer (b. 1599)
- December 6 - Baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (b. 1601)
See also @ 1658 deaths.