Events from the year 1708 in Sweden
Incumbents Monarch – Charles XII
Events
1 January - Sweden begins to invade Russia 4 July – Swedish victory over Russia at the Battle of Holowczyn.Ericson, Lars (ed) (2003). Svenska slagfält (in Swedish). Wahlström & Widstrand. p. 286. .
The Uppsala University Hospital is founded.
Births
29 August – Olof von Dalin, poet (died 1763) - Sven Rosén (Pietist), Radical-Pietistic writer and leader (died 1751)
Deaths
– Görwel Gyllenstierna, female duelist (born 1646) – Johanna Eleonora De la Gardie, poet (born 1661) – Maria Jonae Palmgren, scholar, one of the first female college students (born 1630) 11 November – Hedvig Sophia of Sweden, princess (born 1681) – Anna Maria Clodt, courtier
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