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1799 In Sweden
Events from the year 1799 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Gustav IV Adolf Events * - Coffee is banned: due to the opposition, this unpopular law is abolished again in 1802.Svenska folkets underbara öden / VII. Gustaf III:s och Gustav IV Adolfs tid 1772-1809 * - '' Maximum seu archimetria'' by Thomas Thorild Births * 13 March - Maria Dorothea Dunckel, playwright (died 1878) * 22 March – Fredrik Vilhelm August Argelander * 24 March - Nils Almlöf, actor (died 1875) * 31 October - Maria Fredrica von Stedingk, composer (died 1868) * 9 November - Gustav, Prince of Vasa, prince (died 1877) * 11 December - Charlotte Thitz, educator (died 1889) * Helena Larsdotter Westerlund, educator (died 1865) Deaths * * 2 February - Dorothea Maria Lösch, war heroine (born 1730) * 11 March - Anna Lisa Jermen, entrepreneur (born 1770) * 25 May - Barbara Ekenberg, entrepreneur (born 1717) * Anna Elisabeth Baer, ship owner (born 1722) * Anna Maria Brandel, industrialist (born 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridgetunnel across the Öresund. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country, the third-largest country in the European Union, and the fifth-largest country in Europe. The capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a total population of 10.5 million, and a low population density of , with around 87% of Swedes residing in urban areas in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden has a nature dominated by forests and a large amount of lakes, including some of the largest in Europe. Many long rivers run from the Scandes range through the landscape, primarily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |