Events from the year 1676 in Sweden
Incumbents Monarch – Charles XI
Events
1 June - Danish victory in the Battle of Öland and Danish invasion of the Swedish province of Scania.Bjerg, Hans Christian (editor, 1977) Slaget i Køge bugt 1. juli 1677: forudsætninger, forløb og følger. Søe-lieutenant-selskabet, Copenhagen. (Danish) Creation of the Snapphane movement to resist the Swedes in the province of Scania. Battle of Bysjön August 17 - Swedish victory in the Battle of Halmstad December 4 - Swedish victory in the Battle of Lund Åbo landtag
Births
Nils Reuterholm, governor (died 1756) Philip Johan von Strahlenberg, officer and geographer (died 1747)
Deaths 29 April - Anna Zippel, alleged witch (born date unknown) 29 April - Brita Zippel, alleged witch (born date unknown) 1 June - Lorentz Creutz, government administrator, county governor (born 1615) June - Claes Uggla, officer (born 1614) July - Carl Gustaf Wrangel, commander (born 1613) August - Lars Stigzelius, archbishop (born 1598) 5 August - Malin Matsdotter, alleged witch (born 1613) November - Gävle Boy, notorious witch finder (born 1663)
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