1754 in Sweden
Years in Sweden: | 1751 1752 1753 1754 1755 1756 1757 |
Centuries: | 17th century · 18th century · 19th century |
Decades: | 1720s 1730s 1740s 1750s 1760s 1770s 1780s |
Years: | 1751 1752 1753 1754 1755 1756 1757 |
Events from the year 1754 in Sweden
Incumbents
Events
- - Foundation of the Stenborg Company, the first known Swedish language theater group to tour Sweden and Finland.
- - The cause célèbre of Risbadstugan.
- - New law on suicide: people who falsely admitted guilt or committed crimes with the intent of committing suicide through execution were to be punished by pillorying and imprisoned rather than executed.[2]
Births
- 29 June - Peter Gustaf Tengmalm, naturalist (died 1803)
- June 18 – Anna Maria Lenngren, writer, poet and social critic (died 1817)
- 28 July - Abraham Niclas Edelcrantz, poet and inventor (died 1821)
- 10 March - Augusta von Fersen courtier, royal mistress and profile of the Gustavian age (died 1846)
- 4 December - Nils Lorens Sjöberg, officer and poet (died 1822)
- - Caroline Lewenhaupt, courtier (died 1826)
- 24 September - Anna Charlotta Schröderheim, salonnière (died 1791)
- - Georg Johan De Besche, royal favorite (died 1814)
Deaths
- Christina Beata Dagström, glassworks owner (born 1691)
References