1755 in Sweden explained

Events from the year 1755 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Adolf Frederick

Events

• • • • - Birgitta Holm is exiled for having converted to Catholicism.
• - Careening is banned.^[1]
• - First issue of the first politician paper in Sweden, En Ärlig Svensk.
• - Publication of Hjelpreda i hushållningen för unga fruentimber by Cajsa Warg.

Births

• 4 September - Axel von Fersen the Younger, diplomat and alleged lover of Marie Antoinette (died 1810)
• 4 September - Adolf Ludvig Stierneld, politician (died 1835)
• 26 September - Hans Henric von Essen, politician (died 1824)
• 19 August- Helena Quiding, culture personality and builder (died 1819)

Notes and References

1. Historiesajten 13. mars 2006 - Forbrytelser og straff i forgangne tider