Events from the year 1643 in

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Incumbents

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– Christina

Events

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Births

* 13 January -

Axel Wachtmeister, Count of Mälsåker Axel Wachtmeister (13 January 1643 – 24 July 1699) was a Swedish count and field marshal. Axel Wachtmeister was the younger son of Hans Wachtmeister and Agnes Margareta von Helmstedt. His elder brother was Swedish admiral (and their father's nam ...

, field marshal (died

1699 Events January–March * January 5 – A violent Java earthquake damages the city of Batavia on the Indonesian island of Java, killing at least 28 people * January 20 – The Parliament of England (under Tory dominance) limits the size ...

) * 9 November - Christina Anna Skytte, baroness and pirate (died

1677 Events January–March * January 1 – Jean Racine's tragedy ''Phèdre'' is first performed, in Paris. * January 21 – The first medical publication in America (a pamphlet on smallpox) is produced in Boston. * February 15 ...

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Israel Kolmodin Israel Gustaf Kolmodin (24 December 1643 – 19 April 1709) was a Swedish hymnwriter and Lutheran priest, active in the Church of Sweden. He is usually credited for having written the song "Den blomstertid nu kommer Den blomstertid nu kommer (l ...

, hymnwriter and Lutheran priest (died

1709 In the Swedish calendar it was a common year starting on Friday, one day ahead of the Julian and ten days behind the Gregorian calendar. Events January–March * January 1 – Battle of St. John's: The French capture St. John' ...

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Deaths

* Bengt Oxenstierna (governor), diplomat, Privy Councillor (died

1591 Events January–June * March 13 – Battle of Tondibi: In Mali, forces sent by the Saadi dynasty ruler of Morocco, Ahmad al-Mansur, and led by Judar Pasha, defeat the fractured Songhai Empire, despite being outnumbered by at l ...

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References

Years of the 17th century in Sweden

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