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4 Deaths. 5 References. 6 External links. Toggle the table of contents. 1800 in Sweden. ... Events from the year 1800 in Sweden. Incumbents. Monarch – Gustav IV Adolf ;
The Famine of 1867–1869 was the last famine in Sweden, and (together with the Finnish famine of 1866–1868) the last major famine in Northern Europe. [1] [2] In Sweden, the year 1867 was known as Storsvagåret (' Year of Great Weakness ') and, in Tornedalen, as Lavåret (' Lichen Year ') because of the bark bread made of lichen. [3]
The death penalty was abolished for certain crimes during the reign of Gustav III, and pardons were more frequently issued. During the 19th century, the use of pardons increased even more, and starting in the middle of the 1800s, courts were officially permitted to pick between the death penalty or lifetime in prison. [38]
The Black Death's first wave in Sweden killed 30-40% to two-thirds of the then Swedish population. [1] Famine: Sweden-wide: 100,000: 1770s: Famine due to crop failure. Pandemic: Sweden-wide: 37,573 (probably more) 1918–1920: In Sweden, 37,573 people died from the Spanish flu pandemic according to official statistics. [2] Pandemic: Sweden-wide ...
Nyköping Banquet, Christmas celebration, after which King Birger imprisons his two brothers and starves them to death 1319: Sweden and Norway first unite 1323: Treaty of Nöteborg establishes peace between Sweden and the Novgorod Republic: 1344: Bridgettine Order founded by St. Bridget (Heliga Birgitta) 1350: Black Death arrives in Sweden 1359
The history of Sweden can be traced back to the melting of the Northern Polar Ice Caps.From as early as 12000 BC, humans have inhabited this area. Throughout the Stone Age, between 8000 BC and 6000 BC, early inhabitants used stone-crafting methods to make tools and weapons for hunting, gathering and fishing as means of survival. [1]
4 Deaths. 5 References. Toggle the table of contents ... Years in Sweden: 1799 1800 ... Centuries: 18th century · 19th century · 20th century: Decades: 1770s 1780s ...
Years in Sweden: 1812 1813 1814 ... Decades: 1780s 1790s 1800s ... Deaths. This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2015)