Years in Sweden: | 1770 1771 1772 1773 1774 1775 1776 |
Centuries: | 17th century · 18th century · 19th century |
Decades: | 1740s 1750s 1760s 1770s 1780s 1790s 1800s |
Years: | 1770 1771 1772 1773 1774 1775 1776 |
Events from the year 1773 in Sweden
Incumbents
Events
- January 18 – The first opera performance in the Swedish language, Thetis et Pelée, performed by Carl Stenborg and Elisabeth Olin in Bollhuset, marks the establishment of the Royal Swedish Opera.[1]
- August – Inauguration of the pleasure gardens Vauxhall (Gotheburg).
- The Royal Swedish Ballet is founded.
- The title Hovsångare is created by King Gustav III of Sweden, with the first recipients being Elisabeth Olin and Carl Stenborg.
- The Royal Swedish Academy of Arts is formally organized. Fifteen artists are accepted as members the same year, among them being Lorens Pasch the Younger and Ulrika Pasch.
- A theater designed by Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz is constructed for the royal court at Gripsholm Castle.
- The population death rate doubles,[2] due to famine and dysentery caused by crop failures in the previous years.[3]
- Mobilization of the army in the province of Finland because of a feared attack from the Empire of Russia.
- De nymodiga fruntimren by Catharina Ahlgren.
Births
- 9 December - Marianne Ehrenström, culture personality and multiple artist, member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music (died 1867)
- - Inga Åberg, opera singer and stage actress (died 1837)
Deaths
- - Beata Sabina Straas, actress (born unknown date)
References
- ↑ Forser Tomas, Heed Sven Åke, red (2007). Ny svensk teaterhistoria. 1, Teater före 1800. Hedemora: Gidlund. Libris 10415996. ISBN 978-91-7844-739-8 (inb.)
- ↑ Roser, Max; Ritchie, Hannah; Ortiz-Ospina, Esteban (2013). "World Population Growth". Our World in Data. University of Oxford. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ↑ Dribe, Martin; Olsson, Mats; Svensson, Patrick (2015). "Famines in the Nordic countries, AD 536 - 1875" (PDF). Lund Papers in Economic History. General Issues; No. 138. Lund University. p. 19.
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