Events from the year 1676 in Sweden

Incumbents Monarch – Charles XI

Events

1 June - Danish victory in the Battle of Öland and Danish invasion of the Swedish province of Scania.Bjerg, Hans Christian (editor, 1977) Slaget i Køge bugt 1. juli 1677: forudsætninger, forløb og følger. Søe-lieutenant-selskabet, Copenhagen. (Danish) Creation of the Snapphane movement to resist the Swedes in the province of Scania. Battle of Bysjön August 17 - Swedish victory in the Battle of Halmstad December 4 - Swedish victory in the Battle of Lund Åbo landtag

Births

Nils Reuterholm, governor (died 1756) Philip Johan von Strahlenberg, officer and geographer (died 1747)

Deaths 29 April - Anna Zippel, alleged witch (born date unknown) 29 April - Brita Zippel, alleged witch (born date unknown) 1 June - Lorentz Creutz, government administrator, county governor (born 1615) June - Claes Uggla, officer (born 1614) July - Carl Gustaf Wrangel, commander (born 1613) August - Lars Stigzelius, archbishop (born 1598) 5 August - Malin Matsdotter, alleged witch (born 1613) November - Gävle Boy, notorious witch finder (born 1663)

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