1759 in Sweden
Years in Sweden: | 1756 1757 1758 1759 1760 1761 1762 |
Centuries: | 17th century · 18th century · 19th century |
Decades: | 1720s 1730s 1740s 1750s 1760s 1770s 1780s |
Years: | 1756 1757 1758 1759 1760 1761 1762 |

A map of the Great Stockholm Fire 1759.
(North is downwards. The fire started near the sea Mälaren at the bottom of the map.)
(North is downwards. The fire started near the sea Mälaren at the bottom of the map.)

Stettiner Haff - Battle of 1759
Events from the year 1759 in Sweden
Incumbents
Events
- 10 September - Battle of Frisches Haff
- 19 July - The Great Stockholm Fire 1759 reduced about 20 blocks with about 300 houses to ash, and rendered about 2000 persons homeless.[1]
- - The Royal Swedish Society of Sciences and Letters is founded.
- - Vinterkväde by Gustaf Fredrik Gyllenborg
Births
- 2 March - Johann Christian Friedrich Haeffner, composer (died 1833)
- 23 March - Anders Ljungstedt, historian (died 1835)
- 18 April – Thomas Thorild, poet, critic and philosopher (died 1808)
- 16 August – Carl Fredric von Breda, painter (died 1818)
- – Anna Sophia Holmstedt, ballerina (died 1807)
- - Charlotte Eckerman, opera singer and courtesan (died 1790)
Deaths
- 20 June – Margareta Capsia, painter (born 1682)
References
- ↑ Lars Bergquist: Swedenborgs Hemlighet, Stockholm 1999. ISBN 91-27-06981-8 (in Swedish).
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