Events from the year 1844 in Sweden
Incumbents Monarch – 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 – Per Ekström, landscape painter (died 1935) 21 December – Olga Sandberg, ballerina (died 1926) 9 September – Ebba Boström, nurse and a philanthropist (died 1902) 9 November – Wilhelm von Gegerfelt, painter (dies 1920) 1 October – Wilhelmina von Hallwyl, collector and donor (died 1930)
Deaths
8 March - Charles XIV John, King of Sweden (born 1763) 2 May - Karl Fredrik Dahlgren, poet (born 1791) 16 September – Magnus Brahe (1790–1844), soldier (born 1790) 14 October - Adèlaïde Victoire Hall, a Swedish-French artist (born 1772)
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