Events from the year 1817 in

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Incumbents

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Charles XIII Charles XIII, or Carl XIII ( sv, Karl XIII, 7 October 1748 – 5 February 1818), was King of Sweden from 1809 and King of Norway from 1814 to his death. He was the second son (and younger brother to King Gustav III) of King Adolf Frederick of Sw ...

Events

* 16 February – '' Förlofningen'' by Dorothea Dunckel has its premier at the '' Aurora ordens teater''. * - The first suggestion to abolish the legal minority of adult unmarried women is discussed in the Riksdag.Ewert Wrangel : Svenska folket genom tiderna. 8. Karl Johans-tiden. (1938-1940) Runeberg * - Samuel Owen constructs the first

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in Sweden. * - Gustaf Fredrik Wirsén inducted full member, and

Justina Casagli Justina Kristina Casagli née Wässelius (4 October 1794 – 1841) was a Swedish opera singer Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translat ...

, Elisabet Frösslind,

Anna Sofia Sevelin Anna Sofia Sevelin née Thunberg (23 July 1790 – 25 February 1871) was a Swedish opera singer (alto). She was a '' Hovsångare'' and a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts. Life Anna Sofia Sevelin was the daughter of the church musicia ...

and

Jeanette Wässelius Marie Jeanette Wässelius (23 August 1784 – 5 December 1853) was a Swedish opera singer. She is referred to as the leading prima donna of the Royal Swedish Opera in the early 19th-century. She was a ''Hovsångare'' (1815) as well as an ...

made associée of the

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Filippo Taglioni Filippo Taglioni (aka Philippe Taglioni; 5 November 1777 – 11 February 1871) was an Italian dancer and choreographer and personal teacher to his own daughter, Romantic ballerina Marie Taglioni. (He had another child who also danced ballet, ...

appointed ballet master at the

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Births

* 21 February – Fanny Westerdahl, stage actress (died

1873 Events January–March * January 1 ** Japan adopts the Gregorian calendar. ** The California Penal Code goes into effect. * January 17 – American Indian Wars: Modoc War: First Battle of the Stronghold – Modoc Indians defeat ...

) * 24 March –

Fritz von Dardel Fritz Ludvig von Dardel (24 March 1817 – 27 May 1901) was a Swedish diarist, illustrator and early comics artist. He was a courtier, and is known for his diary and illustrations depicting the life of the Swedish court in the mid-19th century. ...

, artist (died

1901 Events January * January 1 – The Crown colony, British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria (Australia), Victoria and Western Australia Federation of Australia, federate as the Australia, ...

) * 10 July –

Wilhelmina Bonde Wilhelmina "Mina" Sofia Charlotta Bonde, née Lewenhaupt (10 July 1817 – 1899), was a Swedish countess and courtier. She served as överhovmästarinna to the Queen of Sweden, Louise of the Netherlands, from 1860 to 1869. She was also known as ' ...

, courtier (died

1899 Events January 1899 * January 1 ** Spanish rule ends in Cuba, concluding 400 years of the Spanish Empire in the Americas. ** Queens and Staten Island become administratively part of New York City. * January 2 – **Bolivia sets up a c ...

) * 6 September -

Helga de la Brache Helga de la Brache, née ''Aurora Florentina Magnusson'', (6 September 1817 in Stockholm – 11 January 1885 in Stockholm), was a Swedish con artist. She obtained a royal pension by convincing the authorities that she was the secret legitimate da ...

, impostor (died

1885 Events January–March * January 3– 4 – Sino-French War – Battle of Núi Bop: French troops under General Oscar de Négrier defeat a numerically superior Qing Chinese force, in northern Vietnam. * January 4 – ...

) * 2 October -

Gunnar Wennerberg Gunnar Wennerberg (2 October 1817 – 24 August 1901) was a Swedish poet, composer and politician. Biography Wennerberg was the son of the vicar of the town of Lidköping in Västergötland, went to '' gymnasium'' in the cathedral town of Skara ...

* 6 October –

Gustaf Lagerbjelke Count Gustaf Lagerbjelke (6 October 1817 – 6 March 1895) was a Swedish politician, the last Lord Marshal and the first Speaker of Första kammaren of the Riksdag. Biography Gustaf Lagerbjelke was born 6 October 1817 on Skeppsholmen, Stockhol ...

, poet composer and politician (died

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Sophia Wilkens Sofia Charlotta Wilkens née ''Thomée'' (December 14, 1817 – March 22, 1889) was a Swedish pedagogue. She is counted as a pioneer in the education of students with intellectual disability, as well as deaf and mute students. She founded the D ...

, reform educator of the disabled (died

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Deaths

* 8 March -

Anna Maria Lenngren Anna Maria Lenngren, née ''Malmstedt'' (June 18, 1754 – March 8, 1817), was one of the most famous poets in Swedish history. Her father and brother were also poets. One of her best-known poems is ''Några ord till min kära dotter, ifall jag ...

, poet (born

1754 Events January–March * January 28 – Horace Walpole, in a letter to Horace Mann, coins the word ''serendipity''. * February 22 – Expecting an attack by Portuguese-speaking militias in the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Pla ...

)

References

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