1821 in Sweden

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Events from the year 1821 in Sweden.

Incumbents[]

  • MonarchCharles XIV John[1]

Events[]

  • – First issue of the newly merged Post- och Inrikes Tidningar.
  • 27 March – The Wolf of Gysinge was killed after having attacked 31 people over a three-month period.

Births[]

  • 24 February - Sven Adolf Hedlund, newspaper publisher and politician (died 1900)
  • 2 March – Axel Adlercreutz, politician, civil servant, President of the Göta Court of Appeal, Prime Minister for Justice (died 1880)
  • 1 April – Geskel Saloman, portrait and genre painter (died 1902)
  • 6 May - Emelie Holmberg, composer, singer, pianist, music teacher and organist (died 1854)[2]
  • 21 September – Aurora Ljungstedt, horror writer (died 1908)
  • 13 October – Oscar Byström, composer (died 1909)
  • - Fanny Stål, classical pianist (died 1889)

Deaths[]

  • 15 March - Abraham Niclas Edelcrantz, poet and inventor (born 1754)[3]
  • 6 October – Anders Jahan Retzius, chemist, botanist and entomologist (born 1742)

References[]

  1. ^ "Charles XIV John - king of Sweden and Norway". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  2. ^ Heinrich, Adel (1991). Organ and Harpsichord Music by Women Composers: An Annotated Catalog. ABC-CLIO. p. 369. ISBN 9780313268021.
  3. ^ "EDELCRANTZ, Abraham Niclas". www.blf.fi. Retrieved 2 May 2018.


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