1717 in Sweden

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Events from the year 1717 in Sweden

Incumbents

Monarch – Charles XII

2 May - Battle of Göteborg

19 July - Battle of Strömstad

2 August - Karl Aurivillius, linguist, translator and orientalist (died 1786)

26 November - Olof af Acrel, physician and surgeon (died 1806)

Date unknown - Elisabeth Lillström, stage actress and opera singer (died 1791)

16 January - Elias Brenner, painter, numismatist, and archeologist (born 1647)

23 February - Magnus Stenbock, military officer (born 1664)

- Märta Berendes, courtier and memoir writer (born 1639)

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