1658

Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century

Decades: 1600s 1610s 1620s 1860s 1640s - 1650s - 1660s 1670s 1680s 1690s 1700s

Years: 1653 1654 1655 1656 1657 - 1658 - 1659 1660 1661 1662 1663

 *  May 1   Publication of Urn-Burial and The Garden of Cyrus by Thomas Browne

• September 3 - Richard Cromwell becomes Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland.
• The peace between Sweden and Denmark was concluded in Roskilde.

Births

• March 5 - Antoine de la Mothe, Le Sieur de Cadillac[?], explorer
• September 25 - Mary of Modena, Queen Consort of King James II of England

Deaths

• September 3- Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland.