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  2. Swedish famine of 1867–1869 - Wikipedia

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    A Charity play organized in favor of the famine victims, Sweden, 1867. In the autumn of 1867, the government of Sweden granted emergency loans to the Northern counties, and the county governors were given permission and encouraged to establish emergency committees (Swedish: undsättningskomitté) to collect the funds needed from volunteers and philanthropists. [3]

  3. 1800 in Sweden - Wikipedia

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    Years in Sweden: 1797 1798 1799 ... Decades: 1770s 1780s 1790s 1800s ... Deaths. 21 May - Carl August Ehrensvärd, artist and architect (born 1745)

  4. Swedish colonies in the Americas - Wikipedia

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    Dom Pedro II, the second Emperor of Brazil, encouraged immigration, resulting in a sizeable number of Swedes entering Brazil, settling mainly in the cities of Joinville and Ijuí. In the late 19th century, Misiones Province in Argentina was a major centre for Swedish immigration, and laid the foundations of a population of Swedish-Argentines .

  5. Category:1800 deaths - Wikipedia

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    1800s; 1810s; 1820s; 1830s; 1840s; 1850s; Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. * 1800 ... Pages in category "1800 deaths"

  6. Category:1800s deaths - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "1800s deaths" The following 52 pages are in this category, out of 52 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Manuel de Amaya;

  7. Swedish Empire - Wikipedia

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    The Swedish Empire or the Age of Greatness (Swedish: stormaktstiden) [1] was the period in Swedish history spanning much of the 17th and early 18th centuries during which Sweden became a European great power that exercised territorial control over much of the Baltic region.

  8. Demographics of Sweden - Wikipedia

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    Estimated birth rate (blue) and death rate in Sweden for the period of 1735 to 2000. The graph indicates strong population growth for the period of 1800 to 1970, and a beginning population decline from the 1980s. The birth and death rates in Sweden 1950–2008. Demographic statistics according to the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise ...

  9. Swedish Americans - Wikipedia

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    New Sweden was incorporated into New Netherland in 1655, and ceased to be an official territory of the Realm of Sweden. However, many Swedish and Finnish colonists remained and were allowed some political and cultural autonomy. A victim of one of the earliest recorded murders in North America was an immigrant from Sweden.