1708 in Sweden

none December 2020 in Sweden thumb|170px|Swedish plan on the battle thumb|275px|"Kgl. Academ[ien]s sjukhus", also known as the Nosocomium Academicum (in the Oxenstierna Palace), is seen to the right in this 1769 engraving by F. Akrelius. To the left the old chapter house, later used by the university and renamed Academia Carolina. Events from the year 1708 in Sweden Incumbents Monarch – Charles XII Events June 2015 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. 91-46-21087-3. 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 References External links 1708 Category:Years of the 18th century in Sweden Sweden