1744 in Sweden



Events from the year 1744 in Sweden

Incumbents

 * Monarch – Frederick I

Events

 * 30 January - Execution of Skinnar Per Andersson.
 * March - The threatening war with Denmark is prevented by a treaty between Sweden and Denmark.
 * July - The Empire of Russia agree to recall their troops from Sweden.
 * 18 August - The wedding between Crown Prince Adolf Frederick and Louisa Ulrika of Prussia on Drottningholm Palace.
 * August - Creation of the L'Ordre de l'Harmonie.
 * By royal letter, the right to sell Tobacco in the Swedish cities is reserved for women in need of support, ruined male burghers and war invalids: this is confirmed a second time in 1772, then with the addition that the tobacco sellers are only permitted to employ females or non-adult males.

Births

 * 29 January - Catharina Charlotta Swedenmarck, writer (died 1813)
 * 9 June – Frans Suell, businessperson (died 1818)
 * 15 July – Maria Kristina Kiellström, the role model of Ulla Winblad (died 1798)
 * December 15 or 25 - Elsa Fougt, printer, publisher, book importer and newspaper editor (died 1826)
 * - Charlotte Du Rietz, love interest of Gustav III (died 1820)
 * - Jacob Guntlack, notorious thief (died 1771)
 * December 15 or 25 - Elsa Fougt, printer, publisher, book importer and newspaper editor (died 1826)
 * - Charlotte Du Rietz, love interest of Gustav III (died 1820)
 * - Jacob Guntlack, notorious thief (died 1771)

Deaths

 * 30 January - Skinnar Per Andersson, rebel leader (born 1703)
 * February - Hedvig Taube, royal mistress (born 1714)
 * 25 April - Anders Celsius, astronomer, physicist and mathematician (born 1701)