1670 in Sweden
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Events from the year 1670 in Sweden
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Events
- February 22 – Laurentius Stigzelius is appointed as the new Swedish archbishop. When he was ordained shortly afterwards by Bishop Enander in Linköping, it was the last time before 1914 that a Swedish archbishop was ordained (all archbishops between Stigzelius and Nathan Söderblom are already bishops at the time of accession).
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- Six people decapitated for witchcraft in Kungsälv
- The first sods are taken to Carlsburg at the mouth of the river Weser. The city is supposed to become a Swedish support point for trade competition, but the project fails
- Ransäter's parish was created by breaking away from Övre Ullerud's parish.
Births
- 19 June - Olof Celsius, botanist, philologist (died 1756)
- 12 April - Gustav, Duke of Zweibrücken, prince (died 1731)
Deaths
References
External links
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