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Events from the year 1737 in
Sweden
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Incumbents
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Monarch
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Frederick I
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* 4 October - The first professional Swedish language theatre is inaugurated at
Bollhuset
Bollhuset, also called (The Big Ball House), (Ball House Theater), and Gamla Bollhuset (Old Ball House) at various times, was the name of the first theater in Stockholm, Sweden; it was the first Swedish theater and the first real theater buildin ...
in Stockholm by the first group of professional Swedish stage actors, playing a translated French play.
* October - The first Swedish satire play, ''
Svenska Sprätthöken'' by
Carl Gyllenborg
Count Carl Gyllenborg (7 March 1679 – 9 December 1746) was a Swedish statesman and author.
Biography
He was born in Stockholm, the son of Count Jacob Gyllenborg (1648-1701). His father was a Member of Parliament and of the Royal Council, who ...
, is performed at the Swedish theatre at Bollhuset with
Beata Sabina Straas
Beata Sabina Straas or Strass (died 1773) also known as Madame Åberg was a professional stage actress in Sweden. She was a member of the pioneer group of actors in the first Swedish national theatre of Bollhuset.
Life
Beata's birth year and ...
and
Peter Lindahl
Peter Lindahl (1712 in Karlskrona – 19 December 1792 in Ånstad, Örebro), was a Swedish stage actor and theatre director. He belonged to the most known of the pioneer generation of actors at the first Swedish theatre. He was the director of t ...
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[Tryggve Byström (1981). Svenska komedien 1737-1754. Borås: Centraltryckeriet AB. ]
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* 3 June -
Gustaf Cronhielm
Gustaf Cronhielm (18 July 1664, Stockholm – 3 June 1737) was a Swedish nobleman and politician. He was Governor of Västmanland County
Västmanland County ( sv, Västmanlands län) is a county or ''län'' in central Sweden. It borders ...
, politician (died
1664
It is one of eight years (CE) to contain each Roman numeral exactly once (1000(M)+500(D)+100(C)+50(L)+10(X)+(-1(I)+5(V)) = 1664).
Events
January–March
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Maria Gustava Gyllenstierna
Maria Gustava Gyllenstierna (27 October 1672–5 November 1737) was a Swedish countess, writer and translator.
She was the daughter of count Christoffer Gyllenstierna and Gustava Juliana Oxenstierna and married in 1693 to count Karl Bonde of ...
, writer and translator
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References
Years of the 18th century in Sweden
Sweden
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