The following events occurred in Sweden in the year 1717.
Incumbents Monarch – Charles XII
Events
2 May - Battle of Göteborg 19 July - Battle of Strömstad
Births
2 August - Karl Aurivillius, linguist, translator and orientalist (died 1786) 26 November - Olof af Acrel, physician and surgeon (died 1806)
Date unknown - Elisabeth Lillström, stage actress and opera singer (died 1791)
Deaths
16 January - Elias Brenner, painter, numismatist, and archeologist (born 1647) 23 February - Magnus Stenbock, military officer (born 1664)
- Märta Berendes, courtier and memoir writer (born 1639)
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