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Centuries: | 16th century · 17th century · 18th century |
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Years: | 1673 1674 1675 1676 1677 1678 1679 |
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Events from the year 1676 in Sweden
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]- 1 June - Danish victory in the Battle of Öland and Danish invasion of the Swedish province of Scania.[1]
- Creation of the Snapphane movement to resist the Swedes in the province of Scania.
- Battle of Bysjön
- August 17 - Swedish victory in the Battle of Halmstad
- December 4 - Swedish victory in the Battle of Lund
- Åbo landtag
Births
[edit]- Nils Reuterholm, governor (died 1756)
- Philip Johan von Strahlenberg, officer and geographer (died 1747)
Deaths
[edit]- 29 April - Anna Zippel, alleged witch (born date unknown)
- 29 April - Brita Zippel, alleged witch (born date unknown)
- 1 June - Lorentz Creutz, government administrator, county governor (born 1615)
- June - Claes Uggla, officer (born 1614)
- July - Carl Gustaf Wrangel, commander (born 1613)
- August - Lars Stigzelius, archbishop (born 1598)
- 5 August - Malin Matsdotter, alleged witch (born 1613)
- November - Gävle Boy, notorious witch finder (born 1663)
References
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