Events from the year 1708 in Sweden
Incumbents
Events
- 1 January - Sweden begins to invade Russia
- 4 July – Swedish victory over Russia at the Battle of Holowczyn.[1]
- The Uppsala University Hospital is founded.
Births
- 29 August – Olof von Dalin, poet (died 1763)
- - Sven Rosén (Pietist), Radical-Pietistic writer and leader (died 1751)
Deaths
- – Görwel Gyllenstierna, female duelist (born 1646)
- – Johanna Eleonora De la Gardie, poet (born 1661)
- – Maria Jonae Palmgren, scholar, one of the first female college students (born 1630)
- 11 November – Hedvig Sophia of Sweden, princess (born 1681)
- – Anna Maria Clodt, courtier
References
External links
Media related to 1708 in Sweden at Wikimedia Commons