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| Years: 1658 1659 1660 - 1661 - 1662 1663 1664 | |
| Decades: 1630s 1640s 1650s - 1660s - 1670s 1680s 1690s | |
| Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century | |
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Events
- January 6 - The fifth monarchy men unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of London. George Monck's regiment defeats them
- February 5 - The Shunzhi Emperor of the Qing Dynasty of China dies and is succeeded by his son the Kangxi Emperor.
- February 14 - George Monck’s regiment becomes The Lord General's Regiment of Foot Guards (which later becomes Coldstream Guards)
- April 23 - King Charles II of England, Scotland, Ireland crowned in Westminster Abbey. This is his second crowning.
- Dutch rule ends in Taiwan.
- First modern bank notes issued in Stockholm, Sweden
- Body of Oliver Cromwell exhumed and subjected to a posthumous execution.
Year in topic
Births
- June 9 - Tsar Feodor III of Russia
- September 2- Georg Böhm, famous organist
- November 6 - King Charles II of Spain
- December 5 - Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer, English statesman (d. 1724)
- Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton, supporter of William III of Orange.
Deaths
- February 5 - Shunzhi Emperor of the Qing Dynasty of China
- March 1 - Richard Zouch, English jurist (b. 1590)
- March 9 - Jules Cardinal Mazarin, French cardinal and statesman (b. 1602)
- May 27 - Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll, Scottish Covenanter (beheaded)
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