1737 in Sweden

Events from the year 1737 in Sweden

Incumbents Monarch – Frederick I

Events

4 October - The first professional Swedish language theatre is inaugurated at Bollhuset in Stockholm by the first group of professional Swedish stage actors, playing a translated French play.Tryggve Byström (1981). Svenska komedien 1737-1754. Borås: Centraltryckeriet AB. October - The first Swedish satire play, Svenska Sprätthöken by Carl Gyllenborg, is performed at the Swedish theatre at Bollhuset with Beata Sabina Straas and Peter Lindahl.Tryggve Byström (1981). Svenska komedien 1737-1754. Borås: Centraltryckeriet AB.

Births

Deaths

3 June - Gustaf Cronhielm, politician (died 1664)

- Maria Gustava Gyllenstierna, writer and translator

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