Editing 1658 (section)

=== July&ndash;September ===
* [[July 2]] &ndash; The [[Siege of Toruń (1658)|Siege of Toruń]] begins in [[Poland]] as troops of the [[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth]] and of Austria seek to recapture the city of [[Toruń]] from a garrison of the Swedish Army. Within six months, the Swedish occupiers surrender.
* [[July 18]] &ndash; [[Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor|Prince Leopold]] of the [[House of Habsburg]], son of the late [[Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor|Ferdinand III]], is elected as the new [[Holy Roman Emperor]].
* [[July 31]] &ndash; After [[Shah Jahan]] completes the [[Taj Mahal]], his son [[Aurangzeb]] deposes him as ruler of the [[Mughal Empire]].
* [[July]] &ndash; [[Šarhūda]]'s [[Qing dynasty|Manchu]] fleet annihilates [[Onufriy Stepanov]]'s Russian flotilla, on the [[Amur River]]. 
* [[August 1]] &ndash; The coronation of Leopold I takes place in [[Frankfurt]].
* [[August 5]] &ndash; Just six months after winning territory from [[Denmark-Norway]] in war and subsequent treaty, Sweden's King Charles X Gustav declares [[Dano-Swedish War (1658–1660)|a second war against Denmark]].  By August 11, the King's troops have surrounded Denmark's capital, [[Copenhagen]], while the Swedish Navy blocks the harbor to prevent the city from being resupplied, and begins bombardment.
* [[August 14]] &ndash; The [[League of the Rhine]] (''Rheinische Allianz'') is formed by 50 German princes whose cities are on the [[Rhine]] river.
* [[September 3]] &ndash; [[Oliver Cromwell]] dies and his son [[Richard Cromwell|Richard]] assumes his father's position as [[Lord Protector]] of England, Scotland and Ireland.
* [[September 17]] &ndash; [[Portuguese Restoration War]]: In the [[Battle of Vilanova]], a Spanish army, having crossed the [[Minho (river)|Minho]], defeats the Portuguese.