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2009 Sweden takes over the presidency of the European Union
2007 Ingmar Bergman, dies in Sweden, at 89 1998 1st female ice hockey game in Olympic history Finland beats Sweden 6-0 1997 86th Davis Cup: Sweden sweeps U.S. in Gothenburg (5-0) 1996 85th Davis Cup: France beats Sweden in Malmo (3-2) 1995 Austria, Finland and Sweden act to join European Union 1994 83rd Davis Cup: Sweden beats Russia in Moscow (4-1) 1994 Sweden agrees to join European Union 1994 Sweden social-democratic SPD wins parliamentary election 1994 Sweden shuts out Bulgaria 4-0, to finish 3rd in the World Cup 1994 Drunken officer shoots 7 people dead in Falun Sweden 1994 29.0 degrees C in Genevad, Sweden (Swedish April high temperature record) 1992 Tennis ace Stefan Edberg marries Annette Olsen in Sweden 1991 Sergeo Bubka of U.S.S.R. sets pole vault record (20'") in Malmo Sweden 1989 78th Davis Cup: Germany beats Sweden in Stuttgart (3-2) 1988 77th Davis Cup: Germany beats Sweden in Gothenburg (4-1) 1988 Arafat meets prominent American Jews in Stockholm, Sweden 1987 76th Davis Cup: Sweden beats India in Gothenburg (5-0) 1987 Patrik Sjoberg of Sweden set a new world record in high jump 1987 Gunnar Myrdal, Sweden, economist (Nobel 1974), dies at 88 1986 75th Davis Cup: Australia beats Sweden in Melbourne (3-2) 1985 74th Davis Cup: Sweden beats Germany in Munich (3-2) 1985 Olof Palme forms Sweden minority government 1985 Uno Lindstron of Sweden, juggles a soccer ball 13.11 miles 1984 73rd Davis Cup: Sweden beats USA in Gothenburg (4-1) 1984 Yvonne Ryding, of Sweden, crowned 33rd Miss Universe 1984 1700 skiers participate in an alpine event at Are Sweden 1983 72nd Davis Cup: Australia beats Sweden in Melbourne (3-2) 1980 Sweden changes order of succession to throne 1978 Sweden's Falldin government falls 1977 Victoria Ingrid Alicea Desiree, Princess heir apparent of Sweden 1976 Mattias Ohlund, NHL goaltender, Vancouver Canucks, Team Sweden 1998 1976 King Charles XVI Gustaf of Sweden marries Dutchess Silvia Sommerlath 1975 64th Davis Cup: Sweden beats Czechoslovakia in Stockholm (3-2) 1975 Asa Carlsson, born in Vasteras, Sweden, tennis star, 1995 Futures-Stockholm 1975 Niklas Sundstrom, born in Ornskoldsvik, Sweden, NHL left wing for the New York Rangers 1975 West German embassy blown-up in Stockholm, Sweden 1975 Stefan Bergkvist, born in Leksand, Sweden, NHL defenseman for the Pittsburgh Penguins 1975 Sweden adopts constitution 1974 Jaroslav Spacek, NHL defenseman, Team Czechoslovakia, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics, Sweden 1974 Kenny Jonsson, Angelholm SW, NHL defenseman, Team Sweden, New York Islander 1974 Mats Lindgren, NHL forward, Team Sweden, 1998 Olympics 1974 Victoria Silverstedt, Skelleftehamn Sweden, playmate, Dec, 1996 1974 Thomas Enqvist, born in Stockholm Sweden, tennis star, 1991 Wimbledon jr boys 1974 Mats Wermelin, Sweden, scores all points in 272-0 basketball win 1973 Carl XVI Gustaf, becomes King of Sweden 1973 Markus Naslund, born in Bonassund, Sweden, NHL right wing, Vancouver Canucks 1973 Peter Forsberg, born in Ornskoldsvik, Sweden, NHL center for the Colorado Avalanche 1973 Johan Hedberg, Nacka SWE, hockey goalie, Team Sweden, Olympics-1998 1972 Victoria Lagerstrom, Miss Sweden Universe 1997 1972 Michael Nylander, born in Stockholm, Sweden, NHL center for the Calgary Flames 1972 Jorgen Jonsson, hockey forward, Team Sweden 1998 1972 Police fine Paul and Linda McCartney 800 pounds in Sweden cannabis possession 1972 Paul and Linda McCartney are arrested in Sweden on drug possession 1972 Jonas Bjorkman, born in Vaxjo, Sweden, tennis star, Davis Cup 1994 1972 Mikael Tillstrom, born in Sweden, tennis star 1972 Mattias Norstrom, Mora SWE, NHL defenseman, Team Sweden, Los Angeles Kings 1971 Marcus Ragnarsson, Ostervala SWE, NHL defenseman, SJ Sharks, Sweden 1971 Jonas Berqvist, Angelhorn SWE, hockey forward, Team Sweden, 1998 Olympics 1971 Nicklas Kulti, Sweden, tennis star 1971 Frederik Nilsson, born in Stockholm, Sweden, IHL forward, Team Sweden, Kansas City, IHL, 1971 Carin Hjalmarsson Koch, Kungalv Sweden, golfer, 1995 Pinewild-7th 1971 Mats Sundin, Bromma SWE, NHL center, Team Sweden, Toronto Maple Leafs 1971 Tommy Salo, Surahammar SWE, NHL goalie, Team Sweden, New York Islanders 1970 Annika Sorenstam, Stockholm Sweden, LPGA golfer, 1995 U.S. Women's Open 1970 Ulrika Ericsson, born in Gavle, Sweden, playmate, Nov, 1996 1970 Niklas Andersson, Kungalv SWE, NHL forward, Team Sweden, New York Islanders 1970 Nicklas Lidstrom, Vasteras SWE, NHL defenseman, Team Sweden, Detroit 1970 Magnus Larsson, Sweden, tennis star 1969 Jan Apell, Sweden, tennis star 1969 Palme government forms in Sweden 1969 Maria Strandlund, born in Akersberga, Sweden, tennis star, 1987 Futures NOR 1969 Tommy Soderstrom, born in Stockholm, Sweden, NHL goalie, Sweden, New York Islanders 1969 Patric Kjellberg, hockey forward, Team Sweden Olympics-1998 1969 Sweden (1st Western country) recognizes North Vietnam 1968 Jan Johansson, composer, pianist, infused traditional European folks tunes with jazz, avant garde style, dies at 37 in a car crash in Jonkoping, Sweden 1968 Henrik Holm, Sweden, tennis star 1968 Johan Garpenlov, born in Stockholm Sweden, NHL left wing for the Florida Panthers 1968 Kent Carlsson, Sweden, tennis star 1967 Sweden begins driving on right-hand side of road 1967 Catrin Nilsmark, Goteborg Sweden, LPGA golfer, 1995 PING Welch's-14th 1967 Christian Bergstrom, born in Sweden, tennis star 1967 Ulf Stenlund, Sweden, tennis star 1967 Ulf Dahlen, Ostersund SWE, NHL forward, Team Sweden, San Jose 1967 Vendela [Kirsebom], Stockholm Sweden, model, Sports Illustrated 1993 1967 Magnus Gustafsson, Sweden, tennis star 1966 Stefen Edberg, Sweden, tennis star 1966 Jonas B, Svensson Sweden, tennis star 1966 Liselotte Neumann, Finspang Sweden, LPGA golfer, 1988 U.S. Women's Open 1966 Stefan Edberg, Sweden, tennis player, Wimbledon 1988, U.S. Open 1991 1965 Eva Dahllof, born in Ornskoldsvik, Sweden, golfer, 1995 McCall's Classic-18th 1965 Helen Alfredsson, born in Goteborg, Sweden, LPGA golfer, 1993 Dinah Shore 1965 Jesper Bo Parnevik, born in Stockholm, Sweden, PGA golfer, 1995 Nestle-5th 1965 Peter Lundgren, Sweden, tennis star 1964 Neneh Cherry, Stockholm Sweden, rock vocalist 1964 Tomas Sandstrom, NHL forward, Anaheim, Team Sweden 1998 1964 Mats Wilander, born in Vaxjo, Sweden, tennis star, 1988-US, Australia, French 1964 Tommy Albelin, Stockholm, Sweden, NHL defenseman for the Calgary Flames 1964 Ulf Samuelsson, born in Fagersta SWE, NHL defenseman, Team Sweden, New York Rangers 1964 Neneh Cherry, born in Stockholm Sweden, Swedish pop singer, Money Love 1964 Henrik Sundstrom, Sweden, tennis star 1963 Beatles begin their 1st full foreign tour in Sweden 1963 Marianne Berglund, born in Sweden, cyclist, 1983 Ruffles Tour of Texas 1963 Mikael Pernfors, Sweden, tennis star 1963 Catarina Lindqvist, born in Sweden, tennis player, Swedish Open 1986 1963 Joakim Nystrom, Sweden, tennis star 1962 Jan Gunnarsson, Sweden, tennis star 1961 Anders Jarryd, born in Lidkoping, Sweden, tennis star 1960 Jaap van Sweden, Dutch violinist and concert master 1960 George Horvath, born in Sweden, pentathlete, 1980 Olympic 1959 Per Helmstad Gessle, Sweden, singer, Roxette-Must Have Been Love 1958 Brazil beats Sweden 5-2 in soccer's 6th World Cup at Stockholm 1958 Brazil becomes world soccer champ in Sweden 1958 Carina Persson, born in Stockholm, Sweden, playmate, August, 1983 1958 Ingeborg, Princess of Sweden, dies at 79 1957 Christer Fuglesang, born in Stockholm Sweden, physicist/astronaut, Mir backup 1956 Bjorn Borg, born in Stockholm, Sweden, tennis champ, Wimbledon 1976-79 1956 Thomas Wassberg, born in Sweden, 15K/50K cross country skier 1980 Olympics gold 1956 Lena Olin, born in Stockholm, Sweden, actress, Enemies A Love Story 1956 Ingamar Stenmark, Sweden, slalom, Olympic-2 gold-1980 1954 Sweden begins experimental TV 1953 Dag Hammarskjold of Sweden elected 2nd United Nations general-secretary 1951 Gaby Landhage, Goteborg Sweden, model, Model of the Rear 1951 Ulf Andersson, born in Sweden, International Chess Grandmaster, 1972 1951 Gunnar Larrson, Sweden, 200m/400m swimmer, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics 1950 Gustav V, king of Sweden, dies at 92 1950 Agnetha Faltskog, born in Stockholm, Sweden, rocker, ABBA-Waterloo 1949 Anna Bergman, Stockholm Sweden, actress, Agent 69 1949 53rd Boston Marathon won by Gosta Leandersson of Sweden in 2:31:50.8 1949 Ewa Aulin, Stockholm Sweden, actress, Candy, Fiorina LeVacca 1947 Tomas Pettersson, born in Sweden, cyclist, 1968 Olympics silver 1947 Gustav Adolf, crown prince of Sweden, dies in air crash 1947 Peter Sundelin, Sweden, yachtsmen, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 1946 Benny Andersson, Stockholm Sweden, singer, ABBA-Money! Money! Money! 1946 Karl XVI Gustav F H, King of Sweden, 1973- 1945 Anni-Frid Lyngsdtad, Fryeda Anderson, Sweden, rocker, ABBA 1945 Jorgen Sundelin, born in Sweden, yachtsmen, 1968 Olympics gold 1945 Maud Adams, Lulea Sweden, actress, Octopussy, Rollerball, Tattoo 1944 Sweden announces intention to stay neutral and refuse sanctuary in WW II 1944 Lena Tabori, Stockholm Sweden, model/daughter of Viveca Lindfors 1944 Gunilla Hutton, Goteborg Sweden, actress, Petticoat Junction 1943 Silvia Sommerlath, German wife of King Carl XVI of Sweden, 1973- 1943 Ulf Sundelin, Sweden, yachtsmen, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 1943 Sweden's Gunther Hagg beats favorite Greg Rice by 35 yards in 5,000m at national AAU track and field championship in NY 1943 Jonny Nilsson, Sweden, 10K speed skater 1964 Olympic gold 1942 Britt Ekland, Stockholm Sweden, actress, Wicker Man, Asylum 1942 Sture Pettersson, Sweden, cyclist, Silver Medal 1968 Olympics 1942 Gunther Hagg (Sweden) sets world record for 3,000m (8:01.2) 1941 William Grut, Sweden, penthalete 1948 Olympics gold 1941 Ann Margret, born in Valsjobya Sweden, actress, Bye Bye Birdie, Tommy 1941 Sven Hamrin, born in Sweden, road race cycler, 1964 Olympics bronze 1941 Bo Svenson, Goteborg Sweden, actor, North Dallas 40, Walking Tall 1940 Gosta Pettersson, Sweden, cyclist, Silver Medal 1968 Olympics 1939 Toini Gustafson, born in Sweden, 5K/10K cross country skier, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 1937 Bo Brundin, born in Stockholm, Sweden, actress, Rhinemann Exchange 1936 Lars Gustafsson, born in Vasteras, Sweden, professor, University of Texas at Austin, author, wrote 'The Death of a Beekeeper' 1936 May Britt, Sweden, actress, Young Lions, wife of Sammy Davis, Jr. 1935 Folke Rabe, born in Stockholm, Sweden, composer, electronic drone pieces, works include 'What??' 1935 Astrid S L T Bernadotte, Queen of Belgium/Princess of Sweden, dies 1934 Bibi Andersson, Sweden, actress, Scenes From a Marriage 1934 Ingvar Carlsson, Prime Minister of Sweden, 1986 - 1991, 1994 - 1996 1934 Inger Stevens, Stockholm Sweden, actress, Katy-Farmer's Daughter 1933 Arne Mellnas, born in Stockholm, Sweden, composer, studied, taught orchestration at Royal College of Music in Stockholm, musical language filled with diverse moods 1932 Ingemar Johansson, Sweden, world heavyweight boxing champ, 1952 1932 Bengt Hallberg, born in Sweden, musician, pianist, composer for film, television, choir arrangements, Sweden's most influential jazz musicians 1932 Harriet Andersson, Stockholm Sweden, actress, Cries and Whispers 1931 Gunnel Lindblom, Goeteborg Sweden, actor, Hunger, Virgin Spring 1931 Anita Ekberg, Malmo Sweden, actress, La Dolce Vita, Miss Sweden, 1950 1931 Jan Johansson, born in Soderhamn, Sweden, composer, pianist, infused traditional European folks tunes with jazz, avant garde style 1931 Jan Torell, Limhamm Sweden, director, New Land, Emigrants 1931 Klas Lestander, Sweden, 20K biathlon 1960 Olympics gold 1930 Bo Gunnar Widerberg, born in Malmo, Sweden, director, Elvira Madigan 1929 Max Von Sydow, born in Lund, Sweden, actor, Hawaii, Exorcist, Dune, Dreamscape 1929 Sixten Jernberg, Sweden, skier, Gold Medals 1956, 1960, 1964 Olympics 1929 Claes Oldenburg, born in Stockholm, Sweden, U.S. pop artist, Alphabet/Good Humor 1929 Ingrid Thulin, born in Solleftea, Sweden, actress, Cries and Whispers, Damned 1927 Lars Hall, Sweden, Pentathelete 1952 Olympics gold 1927 Olof Palme, Stockholm, Prime Minister of Sweden, 1969 - 1976, 1982 - 1986, assassinated 1926 Belgium crown prince Leopold weds princess Astrid Bernadotte of Sweden 1925 Nicolai Gedda, born in Stockholm, Sweden, opera tenor, Opera Two to Six 1925 Mai Zetterling, Sweden, actress, Witches, Offbeat, Jet Storm 1925 Mai Zetterling, born in Vaeras, Sweden, actress, Hidden Agenda, Ringer 1925 Sandler follows Branting as premier of Sweden 1924 Sweden and U.S.S.R. exchange diplomats 1923 Erland Josephson, Stockholm Sweden, actor/dramatist, Utflykt 1921 Gunnar Nordahl, Sweden, soccer player 1948 Olympics gold 1921 Sweden abolished capital punishment 1920 Viveca Lindfors, Uppsala Sweden, actress, Way We Were, Welcome to LA 1920 Knut Nordahl, Sweden, soccer player 1948 Olympics gold 1920 Eva Dahlbeck, born in Saltsjo-Duvnas, Sweden, actress, Dreams, Lesson in Love 1919 Gert Fredriksson, Sweden, 1K kayak, Gold Medals 1948, 1952, 1956 Olympics 1919 Erik Elmsater, Sweden, 1st to compete in summer and winter Oly, 1948 1919 Lenn Hjortzberg, Karlskrona Sweden, director, Persona, Devil's Eye 1918 Ingmar Bergman, born in Sweden, director, writer, producer for stage, film and television, Academy Award winner 1918 Birgit Nilsson, Karup Sweden, operatic soprano, Elektra, Salome 1918 Astrid Varnay, born in Stockholm, Sweden, soprano, Met Opera 1941-56 1918 Sixten Ehrling, born in Malmo, Sweden, conductor, Royal Opera of Stockholm 1917 Henry Carlsson, Sweden, soccer 1948 Olympics gold 1917 Bertil Nordahl, born in Sweden, soccer player 1948 Olympics gold 1917 Hans Deutgen, Sweden, world champion archer 1916 Karl-Birger Blomdahl, Sweden, opera composer, Herr von Hancken 1915 Signe Hasso, Stockholm Sweden, actress, Johnny Angel, Double Life 1913 Gideon Sundback of Sweden patents the zipper 1912 Denmark, Norway and Sweden declare neutrality in Comende war 1912 IAF (International Amateur Athletic Federation) forms in Sweden 1912 5th Olympic games open at Stockholm, Sweden 1909 Gunnar Bjornstrand, Stockholm Sweden, actor, Shame, Dreams 1909 Mauritz Hugo, Sweden, actor, Atomic Blonde, Road Agent 1908 Lars-Eric Vilner Larsson, Akarp Sweden, composer, Linden 1908 Denmark, Germany, England, France, Netherlands and Sweden sign North Sea accord 1908 Bengt Stromgren, Goteborg Sweden, astrophysicist, studied gas cloud 1907 Oscar II Frederick, King of Sweden (-1907)/Norway (-1905), dies 1905 Astrid Bernadotte, Princess of Sweden 1905 Astrid SLT Bernadotte, Queen of Belgium/Princess of Sweden 1905 Union of Sweden and Norway ends 1905 Dag Hammarskjold, Sweden, 2nd United Nations Secretary-General, 1953-61, Nobel 1961 1905 Norway dissolves union with Sweden, in effect since 1814 1905 Ulf Svante von Euler, Sweden, physiologist, Nobel 1970 1904 King Peter I of Sweden named nationalist regime 1904 Hjordis Topel, Sweden, diving and 4 x 100m relay, Olympic-bronze-1924 1904 Set Svanholm, Vasteras Sweden, tenor, London Convent Garden 1948-57 1904 Sven Thofelt, Sweden, pentathlete 1928 Olympics gold 1904 Gustav-Adolf Boltenstein, Sweden, equest dressage, Gold Medal 1952, 1956 Olympics 1904 Harry Martinson, Sweden, novelist/poet, Trade Wind-Nobel 1974 1903 Axel Theorell, Sweden, biochemist, studied enzymes, Nobel 1955 1903 Alf Sjoberg, Stockholm Sweden, director, Fadern, Oen, Domaren 1902 Tyra Ryman, Arboga Sweden, actress, Peter the Tramp 1902 Alva Myrdal, Uppsala Sweden, diplomat, Nobel Peace Prize-1982 1900 Karin Boye, born in Gothenburg, Sweden, born Karin Maria Boye, poet, novelist, co-founder of poetry magazine Spektrum, introduced T.S. Eliot to Swedish readers, best-known novel 'Kallocain' 1900 Eyvind Johnson, Sweden, novelist, Return to Ithaca-Nobel 1974 1898 Gunnar Myrdal, Sweden, sociologist/economist, Nobel 1974 1897 Nils Asther, Malmo Sweden, actor, Bluebeard, Night Monster 1896 Edvin Wide, Sweden, 10K runner 1924 Olympics silver 1895 Count Folke Bernadotte, Sweden, statesman, Red Cross, UN 1894 Ture Persson, Sweden, sprinter, Silver Medal 1912 Olympics 1892 Hilding Rosenberg, Bosjokloster Sweden, composer, Babels Torn 1891 Gerda Bjorne, Varmland Sweden, actress, Familjen Bjork, Hemsoborna 1891 Par Lagerkvist, Sweden, novelist/dramatist, Barabbas, Nobel 1951 1888 Anna Q. Nilsson, born in Sweden, actress, Shenandoah, Uncle Tom's Cabin 1884 Theodor Svedberg, Sweden, chemist, worked with colloids, Nobel 1926 1882 Ludvig Nordstrom, Sweden, writer, Story of Peter Svensk 1880 Warner Oland, Umea Sweden, actor, Jazz Singer, Charlie Chan 1880 Viking Eggeling, Sweden, artist/film maker, Diagonal Symphony 1879 Joe Hill, Jevla Sweden, organizer, IWW, songwriter, Union Scab, martyr 1879 Victor Seastrom, Silbodal Sweden, director, Wind, Under the Red Robe 1878 Princess Ingeborg, of Sweden 1876 Robert Barany, Sweden, otologist, vestibular expert, Nobel 1914 1875 Carl Milles, Uppsala Sweden, fountain sculptor, Wedding of Rivers 1872 Charles XV Louis E, king of Sweden/Norway (1859-72), dies 1872 Hugo Alfven, Stockholm Sweden, composer, Midsommarvaka 1871 W F A A Louisa/Lovisa, queen of Sweden/Norway, dies at 42 1868 Michael Obrenovic, ruler of Sweden, murdered 1865 Sven Hedin, Sweden, scientist/explorer, Tibet 1864 Erik Karlfeldt, born in Sweden, poet, Nobel 1918-refused; 1931-posthumous 1860 Karl Branting, Sweden, statesman/diplomat, Nobel Peace Prize 1921 1860 U.S. extradition treaty with Sweden 1859 F J Oscar I, King of Sweden/Norway (1844-59), dies at 60 1859 Verner von Heidenstam, Sweden, poet and novelist, Charles Men, Nobel 1916 1858 Selma Lagerlof, Sweden, novelist, Tales of a Manor-Nobel 1909 1858 Gustav V, king of Sweden, 1907-50 1851 Ernst Josephson, Sweden, artist 1849 August Strindberg, Sweden, dramatist and novelist, 'Apologia' 1844 Klas Arnoldson, Sweden, politician/pacifist, Nobel 1908 1844 Charles XIV Johan, Jean B Bernadotte, King of Sweden/Norway, dies 1832 Nils Adolf Erik Nordenskjold, Sweden, Arctic explorer 1829 Oscar II Frederik, King of Sweden, 1872 - 1907, Norway, -1905, poet 1828 WFAA Louisa/Lovisa, queen of Sweden/Norway/princess of Netherlands 1826 Charles XV Louis E, King of Sweden/Norway, 1859 - 1872, poet 1820 Jenny Lind, Sweden, soprano/nightingale, Agathe-Freischutz 1818 Charles XIII, King of Sweden (1809-18)/Norway (1814-18), dies at 69 1814 Anders Jonas engstrom, Sweden, physicist, spectroscope 1814 Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden (National Day) 1814 King of Denmark cedes Norway to King of Sweden by treaty of Kiel 1809 Sweden declares independence, constitutional monarchy established 1799 F J Oscar I, King of Sweden/Norway, 1844-59 1796 Franz Adolf Berwald, Sweden, composer 1792 Gustav III, King of Sweden (1771-92), dies of wounds 1790 Sweden and Russia sign Peace of Verela 1785 Carl A. Agardh, Sweden, botanist/bishop of Karlstad 1783 Sweden and U.S. sign a treaty of Amity and Commerce 1783 Sweden recognizes U.S. independence 1782 Louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik, dies at 61 1780 Sweden declares neutrality 1771 Adolf Frederik, king of Sweden (1751-70), dies at 60 1768 Frederick VI, Danish king, 1808-39, ; lost Norway to Sweden, 1814 1763 Charles XIV, French marshall, king of Sweden and Norway, 1818-44 1762 Sweden and Prussia sign peace treaty 1751 Adolf Frederik of Holstein-Gottorp crowns himself king of Sweden 1751 Frederik of Hessen Kassel, King of Sweden (1720-51), dies at 74 1748 Charles XIII, King of Sweden, 1809-18, Norway, 1814-18 1743 Sweden and Russia sign peace treaty 1720 Louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik 1720 Sweden and Denmark sign peace treaty 1720 Sweden and Denmark signs 3rd Treaty of Stockholm 1720 Queen Ulrica Eleonora of Sweden resigns 1720 Sweden and Prussia sign peace (2nd Treaty of Stockholm) 1720 Sweden and Prussia sign peace treaty 1719 Sweden and Hannover sign peace Treaty of Stockholm 1718 Charles XII, King of Sweden (1697-1718), shot dead 1718 Charles XII, king of Sweden (1697-1718), killed in battle at 36 1715 Prussia declares war on Sweden 1714 King Karel XII leaves Turkish captivity to return to Sweden 1710 Adolf Frederik, king of Sweden, 1751-70 1707 Sweden and Prussia sign military treaty 1707 Carolus Linnaeus, Sweden, biological classifier 1707 Leonhard Euler, Bassle Sweden, mathematician, Euler's Constant 1706 Treaty of Altranstadt: Charles XII of Sweden and August II of Saksen 1703 Johann Kunckel/Kunkel, German alchemist/ambassador to Sweden, dies 1701 Anders Celsius, Sweden, scientist/inventor, centigrade temp scale 1700 King Charles XII of Sweden defeats Russia at Narva 1700 Denmark and Sweden sign peace treaty 1699 Treaty of Preobrasjensku Denmark/Russia/Saksen/Poland divide Sweden 1697 Charles XII succeeds Charles XI as King of Sweden 1697 Charles XI, King of Sweden (1660-97), dies at 41 1689 Christina, Queen of Sweden (1644-54), dies 1688 Emmanuel Swedenborg, Sweden, religious leader, Angelic Wisdom 1686 Germany, Sweden and Spain signs anti-French League of Augsburg 1685 Charles II bars Jews from settling in Stockholm Sweden 1682 Charles XII, King of Sweden, 1697-1718 1681 Netherlands and Sweden sign treaty 1678 Brandenburgse troops occupy Greifswald in Sweden 1676 Battle at Lund: Sweden beats Denen 1676 Battle at land: Danish and Dutch fleet under CM Tromp beats Sweden 1676 Frederik I, van Hessen Kassel, King of Sweden, 1720-51 1675 Battle at Fehrbellin: Brandenburgs army beats Sweden 1675 Battle at Rathenow: Brandenburgers beat Sweden 1668 England, Netherlands and Sweden signs Triple Alliance against French 1661 Treaty of Kardis: Russia and Sweden sign peace treaty 1660 Denmark and Sweden signs peace treaty 1660 Denmark and Sweden sign ceasefire 1660 Sweden, Poland, Brandenburg and Austria sign Peace of Oliva 1660 Charles XI becomes king of Sweden 1660 Charles X. Gustaaf, king of Sweden (1654-60), dies at 37 1658 France/Sweden/Bavarian/Brunswick/Munster/Hessen-Kassel form Rijnbond 1658 Peace of Roskilde between Sweden and Denmark 1656 Germany promises Poland aid against Sweden 1656 Treaty of Labiau: Sweden gives Prussia, Brandenburg 1656 Brandenburg and Sweden sign Treaty of Konigsberg 1655 Charles XI, King of Sweden, 1660-97 1654 Queen Christina of Sweden resigns and converts to Catholicism 1654 England and Sweden sign trade agreement 1645 Sweden and Denmark sign Peace of Bromsebro 1645 Battle at Jankov Bohemia: Sweden beats RC emperor Ferdinand III 1642 2nd battle at Breitenfeld Saksen: Sweden beat Ferdinand III 1641 Emperor Ferdinand III makes appointments with Sweden and France 1637 Peter Minuit and 1st Swedish immigrants to Delaware sail from Sweden 1636 Battle at Wittstock, Brandenburg: Sweden beat Ferdinand III 1635 Sweden and Poland sign ceasefire Treaty of Stuhmsdorf 1634 Battle at Nordlingen: King Ferdinand III and Spain beat Sweden and German protestants 1634 Battle at Nordlingen Bavarian: emperor Ferdinand II and Spain beat Sweden and German protestants 1633 Sweden and Protestant German monarchy form Union of Heilbronn 1632 Battle at Lutzen: Sweden beats imperial armies under Von Wallenstein 1632 Gustavus II Adolphus, king of Sweden, dies in battle at 37 1632 Gustavus II Adolphus, king of Sweden, dies in battle at 37 1632 Battle at Nurnberg: Duke wallenstein beats Sweden 1632 Sigismund III, King of Poland/Sweden, dies at 65 1631 France and Sweden sign anti-German Treaty of Barwald 1629 Sweden and Poland signs Peace of Altmark 1628 Sweden and Denmark sign defense treaty against Duke of Wallenstein 1626 Christina, queen of Sweden who abdicated after becoming Catholic 1622 Karl X Gustaf, King of Sweden, 1654-60 1617 Sweden and Russia sign Peace of Stolbowa 1613 Peace of Knarod ends War of Kalmar between Denmark and Sweden 1611 Gustaaf II Adolf (17) becomes king of Sweden 1611 Karl IX, King of Sweden (1604-11), dies 1610 Battle at Klushino: King Sigismund II beats Russian and Sweden 1610 Battle at Klushino: King Sigismund II beats Russia and Sweden 1594 Gustavus II Adolphus, king who made Sweden a major power, 1611-32 1577 Erik XIV Wasa, King of Sweden (1560-69), dies at 43 1570 Sweden/Denmark signs Peace of Stettin 1566 Sigismund III, King of Poland/Sweden 1564 Battle on Gotland: Lubeck and Denmark beat Sweden 1560 Gustaaf I, king of Sweden (1523-60), dies 1550 Charles IX, King of Sweden 1537 Johan III, king of Sweden, 1569-92 1533 Erik XIV Wasa, king of Sweden, 1560-69 1527 Gustaaf I begins Reformation in Sweden, taking RC possessions 1523 Gustavus I becomes king of Sweden (Swedish National Day) 1520 Danish/Norwegian king Christian II crowned king of Sweden 1481 Christian I, king of Denmark/Norway/Sweden, dies 1470 Charles VIII, Knutsson Bonde, king of Sweden (14??-70), dies 1448 Christopher III, king of Denmark/Norway/Sweden, dies 1397 Denmark, Norway and Sweden sign Union of Kalmar under Queen Margaretha 1397 Union of Kalmar established between Denmark, Sweden and Norway 1389 Battle at Falkoping: Danes defeat King Albert of Sweden 1374 Magnus Eriksson, king of Norway/Sweden, dies 1373 Birgitta van Sweden, Swedish saint, dies 1290 Magnus I Ladulas, Barn Bolt, king of Sweden (1277-90), dies 1160 Erik IX Helgi, The Saint, King of Sweden, dies |
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