1844 in Sweden
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Incumbents
- Monarch â Charles XIV John then Oscar I
Events
- - King Charles XIV John of Sweden dies and is succeeded by Oscar I of Sweden.
- 22 October - Swedish History Museum
- 1844 - the lyrics Du gamla, Du fria Written by Richard Dybeck later became Sweden's de facto national anthem.
Births
- 23 February â Per Ekström, landscape painter (died 1935)
- 21 December â Olga Sandberg, ballerina (died 1926)
- 9 September â Ebba Boström, nurse and a philanthropist (died 1902)
- 9 November â Wilhelm von Gegerfelt, painter (dies 1920)
- 1 October â Wilhelmina von Hallwyl, collector and donor (died 1930)
Deaths
- 2 May - Karl Fredrik Dahlgren, poet (born 1791)
- 16 September â Magnus Brahe (1790â1844), soldier (born 1790)
- 14 October - Adèlaïde Victoire Hall, a Swedish-French artist (born 1772)[1]
