1754 in Sweden

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Years: 1751 1752 1753 1754 1755 1756 1757
Royal Swedish Academy of Arts, Stockholm to which it was bequested by Adelcrantz)[1]

Events from the year 1754 in Sweden

Incumbents

  • Adolf Frederick

Events

  • - Foundation of the Stenborg Company, the first known Swedish language theater group to tour Sweden and Finland.
  • - The cause célèbre of Risbadstugan.
  • - New law on suicide: people who falsely admitted guilt or committed crimes with the intent of committing suicide through execution were to be punished by pillorying and imprisoned rather than executed.[2]

Births

Deaths

References

  1. ^ Alexander Roslin, ed. Magnus Olausson, p. 135
  2. ^ Ohlander, Ann-Sofie, Kärlek, död och frihet: historiska uppsatser om människovärde och livsvillkor i Sverige, Norstedt, Stockholm, 1985