1640 in Sweden
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Events from the year 1640 in Sweden
Incumbents
Events
- Foundation of the University of Helsinki in the Swedish province of Finland.
- The first theater in Stockholm, Björngårdsteatern, is opened by Christian Thum.[1]
- Swedish soldiers and civilians land in new Sweden to trade and improve the city.[2]
Births
- Politician Anders Bengtsson was born in 1640.[3]
Deaths
- 29 May - Elisabet Juliana Banér, noble (born 1600)
- November 27 - Gabriel Gustafsson Oxenstierna, politician (born 1587)
- - Åke Henriksson Tott, soldier and politician (born 1598)
References
- ↑ Dahlberg, Gunilla (1992). Komediantteatern i 1600-talets Stockholm. Stockholm: Komm. för Stockholmsforskning. ISBN 91-7031-038-6
- ↑ "New Sweden: A Brief History | Penn State University Libraries". libraries.psu.edu. Retrieved 2026-04-27.
- ↑ "FamilySearch.org". ancestors.familysearch.org. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
External links
Media related to 1640 in Sweden at Wikimedia Commons