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Historical Events
Events 1 - 100 of 257
0860-06-18 - Swedish Vikings attack Constantinople
1220-08-08 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula.
1276-05-24 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned King of Sweden in Uppsala Cathedral.
1323-08-12 - Treaty of Nöteborg between Sweden and Novgorod (Russia) regulates the border for the first time.
1389-02-24 - Battle at Falköping: Danes defeat King Albert of Sweden
1397-06-17 - Union of Kalmar established between Denmark, Sweden & Norway
1397-06-30 - Denmark, Norway & Sweden sign Union of Kalmar under Queen Margaretha
1456-10-17 - The University of Greifswald is established, making it the second oldest university in northern continental Europe (also for a period the oldest in Sweden, and Prussia)
1520-01-19 - Sten Sture the Younger, the Regent of Sweden, was mortally wounded at the Battle of Bogesund.
1520-11-04 - Danish/Norwegian king Christian II crowned king of Sweden
1520-11-08 - Stockholm Bloodbath begins: A successful invasion of Sweden by Danish forces results in the execution of around 100 people.
1520-11-09 - Swedish King Christian II executes 600 nobles
1523-06-06 - Gustav Vasa is elected King of Sweden, marking the end of the Kalmar Union.
1527-06-24 - Gustaaf I begins Reformation in Sweden, taking RC possessions
1528-01-12 - Gustav I of Sweden crowned king of Sweden.
1564-05-31 - Battle on Gotland: Lubeck & Denmark beat Sweden
1570-12-13 - Sweden/Denmark signs Peace of Stettin
1593-03-01 - The Uppsala Synod is summoned to confirm the exact forms of the Lutheran Church of Sweden.
1594-02-19 - Having already inherited the throne of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth through his mother Catherine Jagellonica of Poland, Sigismund III of the House of Vasa is crowned King of Sweden, succeeding his father John III of Sweden.
1600-03-20 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden.
1605-08-08 - The city of Oulu, Finland, is founded by Charles IX of Sweden.
1605-09-27 - The armies of Sweden are utterly defeated by the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the Battle of Kircholm.
1610-06-24 - Battle at Klushino: King Sigismund II beats Russia & Sweden
1610-07-04 - Battle at Klushino: King Sigismund II beats Russian & Sweden
1611-10-30 - Gustaaf II Adolf (17) becomes king of Sweden
1613-01-20 - Peace of Knarodends War of Kalmar between Denmark & Sweden
1617-03-09 - Sweden & Russia sign Peace of Stolbowa
1621-09-15 - Swedish troops occupy Riga
1628-04-29 - Sweden & Denmark sign defense treaty against Duke of Wallenstein
1629-09-26 - Sweden & Poland signs Peace of Altmark
1630-06-26 - Swedish troops under Gustaf II Adolf lands at Peenemunde
1630-07-06 - Swedish troops under Gustaf II Adolf land at Peenemunde
1631-01-23 - France & Sweden sign anti-German Treaty of Barwald
1632-09-03 - Battle at Nurnberg: Duke wallenstein beats Sweden
1632-11-06 - Battle at Lutzen: Swedish/Saxon army beats imperial armies
1632-11-16 - Battle at Lutzen: Sweden beats imperial armies under Von Wallenstein
1633-04-23 - Sweden & Protestant German monarchy form Union of Heilbronn
1634-08-26 - Battle at Nordlingen Bavarian: emperor Ferdinand II & Spain beat Sweden & German protestants
1634-09-05 - -6] Battle at Nordlingen: King Ferdinand III & Spain beat Sweden & German protestants
1634-09-06 - Battle at Nordlingen ends in Swedish/protestant German defeat
1635-09-12 - Sweden & Poland sign ceasefire Treaty of Stuhmsdorf
1636-10-04 - Battle at Wittstock, Brandenburg: Sweden beat Ferdinand III
1637-11-20 - Peter Minuit & 1st Swedish immigrants to Delaware sail from Sweden
1638-03-29 - 1st permanent white settlement in Delaware (Swedish Lutherans)
1638-12-17 - French/Swedish troops occupy Breisach on the Rhine
1641-12-25 - Emperor Ferdinand III makes appointments with Sweden & France
1642-11-02 - 2nd battle at Breitenfeld Saksen: Sweden beat Ferdinand III
1645-03-24 - Battle at Jankov Bohemia: Sweden beatS RC emperor Ferdinand III
1645-08-13 - Sweden & Denmark sign Peace of Brömsebro
1647-03-14 - Thirty Years' War: Bavaria, Cologne, France and Sweden sign the Truce of Ulm.
1649-09-30 - Last Swedish troops vacate Prague
1654-04-21 - England & Sweden sign trade agreement
1654-06-06 - Queen Christina of Sweden resigns & converts to Catholicism
1655-08-29 - Warsaw falls without resistance to a small force under the command of Charles X Gustav of Sweden during The Deluge.
1655-09-26 - Peter Stuyvesant recaptures Dutch Ft Casimir from Swedish in Delaware
1655-10-09 - Swedish king Karel X Gustaaf occupies Krakow
1656-01-17 - Brandenburg & Sweden sign Treaty of Königsberg
1656-07-18 - -20] Battle at Warsaw: Swedish king Karel X Gustaafbeats Johan II Kasimir & occupies Warsaw
1656-09-19 - Treaty of Labiau: Sweden gives Prussia, Brandenburg
1656-10-24 - Treaty of Vilnius: Russia & Poland sign anti-Swedish covenant
1656-11-03 - Treaty of Vilnius Russia/Poland sign anti-Swedish covenant [NS]
1656-12-01 - Germany promises Poland aid against Sweden
1658-03-08 - Peace of Roskilde between Sweden & Denmark
1658-08-15 - France/Sweden/Bavarian/Brunswick/Munster/Hessen-Kassel form Rijnbond
1658-11-08 - Battle of Sont: Swedish fleet beats Dutch
1659-02-11 - The assault on Copenhagen by Swedish forces is beaten back with heavy losses.
1660-02-23 - Charles XI becomes king of Sweden
1660-04-23 - Treaty of Oliwa is established between Sweden and Poland.
1660-05-03 - Sweden, Poland, Brandenburg & Austria sign Peace of Oliva
1660-05-27 - Denmark & Sweden sign ceasefire
1660-06-06 - Denmark & Sweden signs peace treaty
1661-06-21 - Treaty of Kardis: Russia & Sweden sign peace treaty
1668-01-23 - England, Netherlands & Sweden signs Triple Alliance against French
1675-06-25 - Battle at Rathenow: Brandenburgers beat Sweden
1675-06-28 - Battle at Fehrbellin: Brandenburgs army beats Sweden
1675-09-06 - Swedish admiral Stenbock sails out with fleet of 66 ships
1676-06-11 - Battle at Öland: Danish & Dutch fleet under CM Tromp beats Sweden
1676-12-03 - Battle at Lund: Sweden beats Denen
1676-12-04 - Battle of Lund: A Danish army under the command of King Christian V of Denmark engages the Swedish army commanded by Field Marshal Simon Grundel-Helmfelt.
1678-11-05 - Brandenburgse troops occupy Greifswald in Sweden
1681-09-30 - Netherlands & Sweden sign treaty
1682-11-12 - Swedish king Karel XI establishes absolute monarchy
1685-12-03 - Charles II bars Jews from settling in Stockholm Sweden
1686-07-09 - Germany, Sweden & Spain signs anti-French League of Augsburg
1697-04-15 - Charles XII succeeds Charles XI as King of Sweden
1699-11-22 - Treaty of Preobrasjensku Denmark/Russia/Saksen/Poland divide Sweden
1700-02-28 - Today is followed by March 1 in Sweden, thus creating the Swedish calendar.
1700-08-08 - Denmark & Sweden sign peace treaty
1700-08-18 - Swedish, English & Dutch army lands on Seeland, Denmark
1700-11-19 - Battle at Narva: Swedish King Karel XII defeats Russians
1700-11-30 - King Charles XII of Sweden defeats Russia at Narva [NS]
1702-05-14 - Swedish troops under King Charles XII occupy Warsaw
1702-07-19 - Swedish troops under King Charles XII occupy Crackow
1703-05-01 - Battle at Rultusk: Swedish army beats Russians
1706-02-13 - Battle at Fraustadt: Swedish army beats Russia/Saksen
1706-09-24 - Treaty of Altranstädt: Charles XII of Sweden & August II of Saksen
1707-08-22 - Sweden & Prussia sign military treaty
1708-07-04 - Swedish King Karel XII beats Russians
1708-09-11 - Charles XII of Sweden stops his march to conquer Moscow outside Smolensk, marking the turning point in the Great Northern War. The army is defeated nine months later in the Battle of Poltava, and the Swedish empire is no longer a major power.
1708-09-28 - Battle at Lesnaya: Russian army captures Swedish convoy
Famous Birthdays
Birthdays 1 - 100 of 654
1394-06-04 - Philippa of England, queen of Denmark, Norway and Sweden (d. 1430)
1481-07-01 - Christian II of Denmark, Sweden and Norway (d. 1559)
1488-03-19 - Johannes Magnus, last Catholic Archbishop of Sweden (d. 1544)
1496-05-12 - Gustav I of Sweden (d. 1560)
1513-09-24 - Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg, Queen of Sweden (d. 1535)
1516-01-01 - Margaret Leijonhufvud, Queen of Gustav I of Sweden (d. 1551)
1526-11-01 - Catherine Jagellonica of Poland, queen of Sweden and duchess of Finland (d. 1583)
1533-12-13 - Erik XIV Wasa, king of Sweden (1560-69)
1535-07-22 - Katarina Stenbock, wife of Gustav I of Sweden (d. 1621)
1537-12-20 - King John III of Sweden (d. 1592)
1537-12-21 - Johan III, king of Sweden (1569-92)
1537-12-23 - King John III of Sweden (d. 1592)
1550-10-04 - Charles IX, King of Sweden
1550-11-06 - Karin Månsdotter, Queen of Sweden (d. 1612)
1565-11-10 - Laurentius Paulinus Gothus, Swedish theologian and astronomer (d. 1646)
1566-06-20 - Sigismund III, King of Poland/Sweden
1573-04-13 - Christina of Holstein-Gottorp, queen consort of Sweden (d. 1625)
1583-06-16 - Axel Gustafson Oxenstierna, Swedish earl/chancellor/regent
1583-06-20 - Jacob De la Gardie, Swedish soldier and statesman (d. 1652)
1592-10-22 - Gustaf Horn, Swedish soldier and politician (d. 1657)
1594-12-09 - Gustavus II Adolphus, king who made Sweden a major power (1611-32)
1596-06-23 - Johan Banér, Swedish soldier (d. 1641)
1598-08-07 - Georg Stiernhielm, "father of Swedish poetry" (Hercules)
1602-02-18 - Per Brahe (the younger), Swedish soldier (d. 1680)
1613-12-23 - Carl Gustaf Wrangel, Swedish soldier (d. 1676)
1620-02-04 - Gustaf Bonde, Swedish statesman (d. 1667)
1622-05-08 - Claes Rålamb, Swedish statesman (d. 1698)
1622-11-08 - Karl X Gustaf, King of Sweden (1654-60)
1626-12-08 - Christina, queen of Sweden who abdicated after becoming Catholic
1634-10-23 - Hedvig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, Queen of Sweden (d. 1715)
1635-02-18 - Johan Göransson Gyllenstierna, Swedish statesman (d. 1680)
1638-10-18 - Lars Johnstown, [Lasse Lucidor], Swedish poet
1655-11-24 - Charles XI, King of Sweden (1660-97)
1661-12-18 - Christopher Polhem, Swedish scientist and inventor (d. 1751)
1664-01-04 - Lars Roberg, Swedish physician (d. 1742)
1664-04-06 - Arvid Horn, Swedish statesman (d. 1742)
1665-03-04 - Philip Christoph von Königsmarck, Swedish soldier (d. 1694)
1668-04-14 - Magnus Julius De la Gardie, Swedish General (d. 1741)
1676-04-17 - Frederik I, van Hessen Kassel, King of Sweden (1720-51)
1676-04-23 - King Frederick I of Sweden (d. 1751)
1679-06-01 - Johan Runius, Swedish poet (Dudaim)
1681-06-26 - Hedwig Sophia, duchess of Holstein-Gottorp, Swedish writer (d. 1708)
1682-06-17 - Charles XII, King of Sweden (1697-1718)
1685-01-07 - Jonas Alströmer, Swedish industrialist (d. 1761)
1688-01-23 - Queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden (d. 1741)
1688-01-29 - Emmanuel Swedenborg, Sweden, religious leader (Angelic Wisdom)
1694-06-26 - Georg Brandt, Swedish chemist and mineralogist (d. 1768)
1694-10-26 - Johan Helmich Roman, Finnish/Swedish composer/conductor/violinist
1695-09-05 - Carl Gustaf Tessin, Swedish politician (d. 1770)
1701-03-18 - Niclas Sahlgren, Swedish merchant and philanthropist (d. 1776)
1701-11-27 - Anders Celsius, Sweden, scientist/inventor (centigrade temp scale)
1705-02-22 - Peter Arctedius, [Artedi], Swedish biologist
1707-04-15 - Leonhard Euler, Bassle Sweden, mathematician (Euler's Constant)
1707-05-13 - Carl von Linné, Swedish scientist (d. 1778)
1707-05-23 - Carolus Linnaeus, Swedish botanist and the Father of Taxonomy (d. 1778)
1709-07-11 - Johan Gottschalk Wallerius, Swedish chemist (d. 1785)
1710-05-14 - Adolf Frederik, king of Sweden (1751-70)
1716-03-06 - Pehr Kalm, Swedish explorer and naturalist (d. 1779)
1717-09-22 - Pehr Wilhelm Wargentin, Swedish astronomer (d. 1783)
1720-01-30 - Charles De Geer, Swedish industrialist and entomologist (d. 1778)
1720-07-24 - Louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik
1720-08-08 - Carl Fredrik Pechlin, Swedish politician (d. 1796)
1722-01-03 - Fredric Hasselquist, Swedish naturalist (d. 1752)
1732-09-06 - Johan Wilcke, Swedish physicist (d. 1796)
1735-03-20 - Torbern Bergman, Swedish chemist (d. 1784)
1740-09-07 - Johan Tobias Sergel, Swedish sculptor (d. 1814)
1742-12-09 - Carl W Scheele, Swedish pharmacist/chemist (lemon acid)
1743-07-03 - Sophia Magdalena of Denmark, queen consort of Sweden (d. 1813)
1743-11-11 - Carl Peter Thunberg, Swedish naturalist (d. 1828)
1746-01-24 - Gustav III, king during Swedish Enlightenment (1771-92)
1746-03-05 - Jacob Wallenberg, Swedish writer/naval chaplain
1748-03-05 - Jonas C. Dryander, Swedish botanist (d. 1810)
1748-10-07 - Charles XIII, King of Sweden (1809-18)/Norway (1814-18)
1755-09-04 - Count Axel von Fersen the Younger, Swedish Army officer, diplomat and statesman. (d. 1810)
1757-03-16 - Bengt Lidner, Swedish poet (Medea, Yttersa Domen)
1757-10-10 - Erik Acharius, Swedish botanist (lichens)
1758-04-29 - Georg Carl von Döbeln, Swedish Lieutenant General and war hero (d. 1820).
1759-03-22 - Hedwig Elizabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp, Queen of Sweden and Norway (d. 1818)
1763-01-26 - Charles XIV, French marshall, king of Sweden & Norway (1818-44)
1768-01-28 - Frederick VI, Danish king (1808-39); lost Norway to Sweden (1814)
1774-02-11 - Hans Järta, Swedish political activist (d. 1847)
1777-11-08 - Désirée Clary, queen of Sweden (d. 1860)
1778-11-01 - Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden (d. 1837)
1779-08-20 - Jöns Jakob Berzelius, Swedish chemist (d. 1848)
1781-03-12 - Frederica of Baden, Queen of Sweden (d. 1826)
1782-11-13 - Esaias Tegnér, Swedish writer (d. 1846)
1783-01-12 - Erik Gustaf Geijer, Swedish historian/poet (Natthimmelen)
1785-01-23 - Carl A Agardh, Sweden, botanist/bishop of Karlstad
1785-05-06 - Arvir A Afzelius, Swedish story teller
1790-01-09 - Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom, Swedish poet (Lycksalighetens)
1790-01-19 - Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom, Swedish historian/poet (Blommorna)
1792-01-12 - Johan August Arfwedson, Swedish chemist (d. 1841)
1793-11-28 - Carl Jonas Love Almquist, Swedish composer (Tornrosens Buck)
1794-08-15 - Elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (System mycologicum)
1796-07-23 - Franz Adolf Berwald, Sweden, composer
1799-03-20 - Karl August Nicander, Swedish poet (d. 1839)
1799-07-04 - F J Oscar I, King of Sweden/Norway (1844-59)
1799-11-09 - Gustavus, Crown Prince of Sweden (d. 1877)
1800-10-01 - Lars Levi Laestadius, Swedish-born botanist and founder of Laestadianism (d. 1861)
1807-03-14 - Josephine of Leuchtenberg, queen of Sweden and Norway (d. 1876)
Famous Weddings
Weddings 1 - 13 of 13
1850-06-19 - Swedish/Norwegian crown prince Charles weds Dutch princess Wilhelmina
1857-06-06 - Sophia of Nassau marries the future King Oscar II of Sweden-Norway.
1905-06-15 - Princess Margaret of Connaught marries Gustav, Crown Prince of Sweden.
1926-11-10 - Belgium crown prince Leopold weds princess Astrid Bernadotte of Sweden
1935-05-24 - Swedish princess Ingrid marries Danish crown prince Frederik (IX)
1960-11-13 - Sammy Davis Jr marries Swedish actress May Britt
1976-06-19 - King Charles XVI Gustaf of Sweden marries Silvia Renate Sommerlath in Stockholm Cathedral, Ist Swedish reigning monarch to marry since 1797
1992-04-18 - Tennis ace Stefan Edberg marries Annette Olsen in Sweden
1996-08-24 - Actress-model Vendela (30) weds Norwegian politician Olaf Thommessen (30) in Stockholm, Sweden
2000-08-12 - "Saturday Night Live" actor-comedian Will Ferrell (33) weds Swedish actress Viveca Paulin (31)
2004-10-05 - Professional golfer Tiger Woods (28) weds former Swedish model Elin Nordegren (24) at Sandy Lane Resort in St. James, Barbados
Golfer Tiger Woods (2004-10-05)
2005-08-05 - Bavaria's Prince Leopold's son Prince Manuel von Bayern (31) weds Prince Ludwig-Ferdinand's daughter Princess Anna of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg in Sweden
2010-06-19 - Crown Princess Victoria heir apparent of HM Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden, weds Daniel Westling at Stockholm Cathedral
Famous Divorces
Divorces 1 - 1 of 1
2010-08-23 - Former Swedish model Elin Nordegren (30) divorces professional golfer Tiger Woods (34) after 6 years of marriage
Famous Deaths
Deaths 1 - 100 of 265
1035-11-12 - Cnut (Canute) "The Great", King of Denmark. England, Norway and parts of Sweden. Reigned 1016-1035.
1160-05-18 - Erik IX Helgi, [The Saint], King of Sweden, dies
1250-02-02 - Eric XI of Sweden (b. 1216)
1266-10-21 - Birger jarl, Swedish statesman (b. 1210)
1290-12-18 - King Magnus I of Sweden (b. 1240)
1341-06-19 - Juliana van Falconieri, Italian saint/Swedish tenor, dies
1373-07-23 - Birgitta van Sweden, Swedish saint, dies
1374-12-01 - Magnus Eriksson, king of Norway/Sweden, dies
1377-12-01 - King Magnus II of Sweden (b. 1316)
1381-03-24 - Saint Catharine of Sweden, Swedish saint
1436-05-04 - Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson, Swedish statesman (b. 1390s)
1448-01-06 - Christopher III, king of Denmark/Norway/Sweden, dies
1470-05-14 - Charles VIII of Sweden (b. 1409)
1470-05-15 - Charles VIII of Sweden (b. 1409)
1481-05-21 - Christian I, king of Denmark/Norway/Sweden, dies
1512-01-02 - Svante, Regent of Sweden (b. 1460)
1520-02-05 - Sten Sture the Younger, regent of Sweden (b. 1493)
1535-09-23 - Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1513)
1544-03-22 - Johannes Magnus, last Catholic Archbishop of Sweden (b. 1488)
1551-08-26 - Margareta Leijonhufvud, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1516)
1552-04-14 - Laurentius Andreae, [Lars Andersson], Swedish church reformer, dies
1557-08-01 - Olaus Magnus, Swedish writer (b. 1490)
1560-09-29 - Gustaaf I, king of Sweden (1523-60), dies
1573-10-27 - Laurentius Petri, first Lutheran Archbishop of Sweden (b. 1499)
1577-02-26 - Erik XIV Wasa, King of Sweden (1560-69), dies at 43
1592-11-17 - John III of Sweden (b. 1537)
1592-11-27 - King John III of Sweden (b. 1537)
1598-02-10 - Anna van Bull, 1st wife of Polish/Swedish king Sigismund II, dies
1609-03-25 - Olaus Martini, Swedish Archbishop of Uppsala (b. 1557)
1611-10-30 - Karl IX, King of Sweden (1604-11), dies
1621-12-13 - Katarina Stenbock, Queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1535)
1628-08-10 - Hans Jonsson, Swedish fleet commander, drowned
1629-07-13 - Caspar Bartholin the Elder, Swedish physician and theologian (b. 1585)
1632-04-30 - Sigismund III, King of Poland/Sweden, dies at 65
1632-11-06 - Gustavus II Adolphus, King of Sweden, dies at battle of Lutzen at 37
1641-05-10 - Johan Banér, Swedish soldier (b. 1596)
1646-11-29 - Laurentius Paulinus Gothus, Swedish theologian and astronomer (b. 1565)
1651-04-07 - Lennart Torstenson, Swedish soldier and engineer (b. 1603)
1652-06-19 - Louis de Geer, Neth/Swedish industrialist/millionaire, dies at 64
1652-08-22 - Jacob De la Gardie, Swedish soldier and statesman (b. 1583)
1654-08-28 - Axel Gustafson Oxenstierna, Swedish earl/chancellor/regent, dies at 71
1657-05-10 - Gustaf Horn, Swedish soldier and politician (b. 1592)
1657-09-07 - Arvid Wittenberg, Swedish count, field marshal and privy councilor (b. 1606)
1660-02-13 - Charles X Gustaaf, king of Sweden (1654-60), dies at 37
1667-05-25 - Gustaf Bonde, Swedish statesman (b. 1620)
1674-08-13 - Lars Johnstown, [Lasse Lucidor], Swedish poet, dies at 35
1676-06-01 - Creutz, Swedish admiral (Öland), dies in battle
1676-06-01 - Uggla, Swedish admiral (Öland), dies in battle
1676-07-05 - Carl Gustaf Wrangel, Swedish soldier (b. 1613)
1679-07-08 - Samuel J Columbus, Swedish poet (Odae Sveticae), dies
1680-06-10 - Johan Göransson Gyllenstierna, Swedish statesman (b. 1635)
1680-09-02 - Per Brahe, Swedish soldier and statesman (b. 1602)
1689-04-19 - Christina, Queen of Sweden (1644-54), dies
1697-04-05 - Charles XI, King of Sweden (1660-97), dies at 41
1698-03-14 - Claes Rålamb, Swedish statesman (b. 1622)
1703-03-20 - Johann Kunckel/Kunkel, German alchemist/ambassador to Sweden, dies
1708-12-22 - Hedwig Sophia, duchess of Holstein-Gottorp, Swedish writer (b. 1681)
1713-06-01 - Johan Runius, Swedish poet (Dudaim), dies at 34
1718-11-30 - Charles XII, king of Sweden (1697-1718), dies during a siege of the fortress Fredriksten in Norway at 36
1718-12-11 - Charles XII, King of Sweden (1697-1718), shot dead invading Norway at Fortress of Fredriksten
1735-09-27 - Peter Artedi, Swedish naturalist (b. 1705)
1741-04-28 - Magnus Julius De la Gardie, Swedish General and statesman (b. 1668)
1741-11-24 - Queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden (b. 1688)
1742-04-17 - Arvid Horn, Swedish statesman (b. 1664)
1742-05-21 - Lars Roberg, Swedish physician (b. 1664)
1751-03-25 - Frederick of Hessen Kassel, King of Sweden (1720-51), dies at 74
1751-08-30 - Christopher Polhem, Swedish scientist and inventor (b. 1661)
1752-02-09 - Fredric Hasselquist, Swedish naturalist (b. 1722)
1758-10-19 - Johan H Roman, Finnish/Swedish composer/conductor/violinist, dies
1761-06-02 - Jonas Alströmer, Swedish industrialist (b. 1685)
1768-04-29 - Georg Brandt, Swedish chemist and minerologist (b. 1694)
1770-01-07 - Carl Gustaf Tessin, Swedish politician (b. 1695)
1771-02-12 - Adolf Frederik, King of Sweden (1751-70), dies at 60
1772-03-29 - Emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish philosopher and mathematician (b. 1688)
1776-03-10 - Niclas Sahlgren, Swedish merchant and philanthropist (b. 1701)
1778-01-10 - Carolus Linaeus "Carl von Linne", Swedish botanist/explorer, dies at 70
1778-03-07 - Charles De Geer, Swedish industrialist (b. 1720)
1778-08-28 - Jacob Wallenberg, Swedish writer/shipminister, dies
1782-07-16 - Louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik, dies at 61
1783-12-13 - Pehr Wilhelm Wargentin, Swedish astronomer (b. 1717)
1784-07-08 - Torbern Bergman, Swedish chemist (b. 1735)
1785-10-30 - Gustaf P Creutz, Swedish diplomat/poet (Daphne), dies at 54
1786-05-21 - Carl W Scheele, Swedish pharmacist/chemist, dies at 43
1789-05-25 - Anders Dahl, Swedish botanist (b. 1751)
1792-03-29 - Gustav III, King of Sweden (1771-92), dies of wounds
1793-01-04 - Bengt Lidner, Swedish poet (Medea/Yttersa domen), dies at 35
1793-03-02 - Carl Gustaf Pilo, Swedish-born artist
1796-04-18 - Johan Wilcke, Swedish physicist (b. 1732)
1796-05-29 - Carl Fredrik Pechlin, Swedish politician (b. 1720)
1805-12-23 - Pehr Osbeck, Swedish explorer and naturalist (b. 1723)
1818-02-15 - Charles XIII, King of Sweden (1809-18)/Norway (1814-18), dies at 69
1819-09-14 - Erik Acharius, Swedish botanist, dies
1820-02-16 - Georg Carl von Döbeln, Swedish Lieutenant General and war hero (b. 1758).
1828-08-08 - Carl Peter Thunberg, Swedish naturalist (b. 1743)
1837-02-07 - King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden (b. 1778)
1839-02-07 - Karl August Nicander, Swedish poet (b. 1799)
1839-06-30 - Johan O Wallin, Swedish poet/archbishop (Dead Angel), dies
1841-10-28 - Johan August Arfwedson, Swedish chemist (b. 1792)
1844-03-08 - Charles XIV John of Sweden (b. 1763)
1844-05-08 - Charles XIV Johan, [Jean B Bernadotte], King of Sweden/Norway, dies
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