Important Historical Events of the year 1658, Year 1658 in History

List of 1658 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1658

What happened in the year 1658?

Date Event
March 8, 1658 Treaty of Roskilde: After a devastating defeat in the Northern Wars (1655–1661), Frederick III, the King of Denmark–Norway is forced to give up nearly half his territory to Sweden.
May 29, 1658 Battle of Samugarh: decisive battle in the struggle for the throne during the Mughal war of succession (1658–1659).
June 3, 1658 Pope Alexander VII appoints François de Laval vicar apostolic in New France.
June 14, 1658 Franco-Spanish War: Turenne and the French army win a decisive victory over the Spanish at the battle of the Dunes.
June 25, 1658 Spanish forces fail to retake Jamaica at the Battle of Rio Nuevo during the Anglo-Spanish War.
July 31, 1658 Aurangzeb is proclaimed Mughal emperor of India.
September 3, 1658 The death of Oliver Cromwell; Richard Cromwell becomes Lord Protector of England.
September 17, 1658 The Battle of Vilanova is fought between Portugal and Spain during the Portuguese Restoration War.
October 29, 1658 Second Northern War: Naval forces of the Dutch Republic defeat the Swedes in the Battle of the Sound.