1658
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| Centuries: | 16th century - 17th century - 18th century |
| Decades: | 1620s 1630s 1640s - 1650s - 1660s 1670s 1680s |
| Years: | 1655 1656 1657 - 1658 - 1659 1660 1661 |
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| Gregorian calendar | 1658 MDCLVIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2411 |
| Armenian calendar | 1107 ԹՎ ՌՃԷ |
| Chinese calendar | 4294/4354-11-28 (丁酉年十一月廿八日) — to —
4295/4355-12-8(戊戌年十二月初八日) |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1650 – 1651 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5418 – 5419 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1713 – 1714 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1580 – 1581 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4759 – 4760 |
| Iranian calendar | 1036 – 1037 |
| Islamic calendar | 1068 – 1069 |
| Japanese calendar | Meireki 4 (明暦4年) — changed to —
Manji 1(万治元年) |
| - Imperial Year | Kōki 2318 (皇紀2318年) |
| - Jōmon Era | 11658 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2201 |
1658 (MDCLVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar).
[edit] Events
- January 13 - Edward Sexby, who had plotted against Oliver Cromwell, dies in the Tower of London.
- February 6 - Swedish troops of Charles X Gustav of Sweden cross The Great Belt (Storebælt) 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.
[edit] Births
- February 18 - Charles-Irénée Castel de Saint-Pierre, French writer (died 1743)
- March 5 - Antoine de Lamothe Cadillac, French explorer (died 1730)
- April 19 - Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (died 1716)
- April 22 - Giuseppe Torelli, Italian composer (died 1709)
- July 25 - Archibald Campbell, 1st Duke of Argyll, Scottish privy councillor (died 1703)
- October 5 - Mary of Modena, queen of James II of England (died 1718)
- October 19 - Adolf Friedrich II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (died 1704)
See also Category:1658 births.
[edit] Deaths
- January 7 - Theophilus Eaton, Connecticut colonist (born 1590)
- January 13 - Edward Sexby, English Puritan soldier (born 1616)
- April 7 - Juan Eusebio Nieremberg, Spanish mystic (born 1595)
- April 29 - John Cleveland, English poet (born 1613)
- September 3 - Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland (born 1599)
- September 22 - Georg Philipp Harsdorffer, German poet (born 1607)
- November 6 - Pierre du Ryer, French dramatist (born 1606)
- November 8 - Witte Corneliszoon de With, Dutch naval officer (born 1599)
- December 6 - Baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (born 1601)
See also Category:1658 deaths.
