1640 in Sweden
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Events from the year 1640 in Sweden
Incumbents
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]
- Swedish soldiers and civilians land in new Sweden to trade and improve the city.[2]
Births
- Politician Anders Bengtsson was born in 1640.[3]
Deaths
- 29 May - Elisabet Juliana Banér, noble (born 1600)
- November 27 - Gabriel Gustafsson Oxenstierna, politician (born 1587)
- - Ã ke Henriksson Tott, soldier and politician (born 1598)
