Events from the year 1735 in

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Incumbents

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– Frederick I

Events

* 17 March - The

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is introduced to Sweden by

Axel Wrede Sparre Axel may refer to: People * Axel (name), all persons with the name Places * Axel, Netherlands, a town ** Capture of Axel, a battle at Axel in 1586 Arts, entertainment, media * ''Axel'', a 1988 short film by Nigel Wingrove * ''Axel'', a Cirque ...

. * 10 May - '' Kongliga Ritarakademien'' is created: it is re-founded as the

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in 1773. * August - Arvid Horn renews the treaty between Sweden and Russia. * - The Riksdag introduce and amendment to the

sumptuary law Sumptuary laws (from Latin ''sūmptuāriae lēgēs'') are laws that try to regulate consumption. '' Black's Law Dictionary'' defines them as "Laws made for the purpose of restraining luxury or extravagance, particularly against inordinate expendi ...

of clothing from 1731, when all manner of artificial and superfluous decorations within clothing are to be banned: the law results in a fiasco when the members of parliament are themselves attacked by spies wishing to report law breakers, and in practice, the law is ignored until fallen out of use in 1738.Svenska folkets underbara öden / V. Karl XII:s tid från 1710 samt den äldre frihetstiden 1709-1739 * - ''

Systema naturae ' (originally in Latin written ' with the ligature æ) is one of the major works of the Swedish botanist, zoologist and physician Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778) and introduced the Linnaean taxonomy. Although the system, now known as binomial nomen ...

'' by

Carl Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...

. * - Sweden establish a permanent embassy at Constantinople in the

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...

. * The Speigelberg Company tour Sweden and is confirmed to have performed in Norrköping this year.

Births

* 2 April - Ulrika Pasch, painter (died

1796 Events January–March * January 16 – The first Dutch (and general) elections are held for the National Assembly of the Batavian Republic. (The next Dutch general elections are held in 1888.) * February 1 – The capital ...

) * 23 September -

Clas Bjerkander Clas Bjerkander (23 September 1735, Skara – 1 August 1795) was a Swedish meteorologist, botanist, and entomologist. A Lutheran pastor, Bjerkander studied at the University of Uppsala. With Anders Dahl he wrote ''Svenska Topographiska Sällskape ...

, meteorologist, botanist, and entomologist (died

1795 Events January–June * January – Central England records its coldest ever month, in the Central England temperature, CET records dating back to 1659. * January 14 – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Uni ...

) * -

Anna Hammar-Rosén Anna Hammar-Rosén, née Hammar (1735–1805), was a Sweden, Swedish newspaper editor. She was the Company Director, director, chief editor and publisher of the popular newspaper ''Hwad Nytt?? Hwad Nytt??'' in Gothenburg between 1773 and 1795.Berg ...

, publisher (died

1805 After thirteen years the First French Empire abolished the French Republican Calendar in favour of the Gregorian calendar. Events January–March * January 11 – The Michigan Territory is created. * February 7 – King Anouvong become ...

) * *

Deaths

* 27 September - Peter Artedi, naturalist (born

1705 In the Swedish calendar it was a common year starting on Sunday, one day ahead of the Julian and ten days behind the Gregorian calendar. Events January–March * January 8 – George Frideric Handel's first opera, ''Almira'' is p ...

) * * * * -

Charlotta von Liewen Charlotta von Liewen (12 October 1683 – 10 January 1735) was a politically active Swedish countess. She was married to riksråd count Gustaf Bonde (1682–1764) and a collaborated with France. She was the daughter of Bernhard von Liewen ...

, politically active countess (born

1683 Events January–March * January 5 – The Brandenburger Gold Coast, Brandenburger—African Company, of the German state of Brandenburg, signs a treaty with representatives of the Ahanta people, Ahanta tribe (in what is now Ghan ...

) * -

Catharina Bröms Catharina "Karin" Bröms (1665–1735), was a Swedish ironmaster. She was the owner of the Wij iron works at Ockelbo between 1686 (formally 1708) and 1735. She founded and acquired additional iron works and eventually owned the larger part of Ockel ...

, ironmaster (born

1665 Events January–March * January 5 – The ''Journal des sçavans'' begins publication of the first scientific journal in France. * February 15 – Molière's comedy '' Dom Juan ou le Festin de pierre'', based on the Spanis ...

)

References

Years of the 18th century in Sweden

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