What Happened in September 1658

Historical Events

Succession of Richard Cromwell

Sep 3 Richard Cromwell ("Tumbledown Dick") succeeds his father as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth

Famous Deaths

Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658)

Sep 3 English general and puritan Lord Protector of England (1653-58), dies at 59

  • Sep 22 Georg Philipp Harsdörffer, German poet and translator, dies at 50