1658

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 (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.