1640 in Sweden explained

Events from the year 1640 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Christina

Events

• Foundation of the University of Helsinki in the Swedish province of Finland.
• The first theater in Stockholm, Björngårdsteatern, is opened by Christian Thum.^[1]

Births

• Politician Anders Bengtsson was born in 1640.^[2]

Deaths

• 29 May - Elisabet Juliana Banér, noble (born 1600)
• November 27 - Gabriel Gustafsson Oxenstierna, politician (born 1587)
• - Åke Henriksson Tott, soldier and politician (born 1598)

Notes and References

1. Dahlberg, Gunilla (1992). Komediantteatern i 1600-talets Stockholm. Stockholm: Komm. för Stockholmsforskning.
2. Web site: FamilySearch.org . 2023-12-12 . ancestors.familysearch.org.