1708 in Sweden
Appearance
Years in Sweden: | 1705 1706 1707 1708 1709 1710 1711 |
Centuries: | 17th century · 18th century · 19th century |
Decades: | 1670s 1680s 1690s 1700s 1710s 1720s 1730s |
Years: | 1705 1706 1707 1708 1709 1710 1711 |
Events from the year 1708 in Sweden
Incumbents
[edit]Events
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- 4 July – Swedish victory over Russia at the Battle of Holowczyn.[1]
- The Uppsala University Hospital is founded.
Births
[edit]- 29 August – Olof von Dalin, poet (died 1763)
- - Sven Rosén (Pietist), Radical-Pietistic writer and leader (died 1751)
Deaths
[edit]- – Görwel Gyllenstierna, female duelist (born 1646)
- – Johanna Eleonora De la Gardie, poet (born 1661)
- – Maria Jonae Palmgren, scholar, one of the first female college students (born 1630)
- 11 November – Hedvig Sophia of Sweden, princess (born 1681)
- – Anna Maria Clodt, courtier
References
[edit]- ^ Ericson, Lars (ed) (2003). Svenska slagfält (in Swedish). Wahlström & Widstrand. p. 286. ISBN 91-46-21087-3.
External links
[edit]Media related to 1708 in Sweden at Wikimedia Commons