Events from the year 1758 in

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Incumbents

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Events

* * 28 September - Battle of Fehrbellin (1758) * 14 October - First issue of '' Norrköpings Tidningar''.”Kungl. Bibliotekets elektroniska version av Bernhard Lundstedt Sveriges periodiska litteratur, post I:70” * * * *

Births

* * 12 February - Claës Fredrik Hornstedt, naturalist (died

1809 Events January–March * January 5 – The Treaty of the Dardanelles, between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Ottoman Empire, is concluded. * January 10 – Peninsular War – French Marshal Jean ...

) * * * 30 August - Jonas Carl Linnerhielm, State Herald of Sweden, artist and writer (died 129) * 3 December – Marie Louise Marcadet, opera singer and actress (died

1804 Events January–March * January 1 – Haiti gains independence from France, and becomes the first black republic. * February 4 – The Sokoto Caliphate is founded in West Africa. * February 14 – The First Serbian uprising begins th ...

) * 31 December - Sophie Hagman, ballerina and royal mistress (died

1826 Events January–March * January 15 – The French newspaper ''Le Figaro'' begins publication in Paris, initially as a satirical weekly. * January 17 – The Ballantyne printing business in Edinburgh (Scotland) crashes, ruining noveli ...

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Deaths

* * 29 April - Georg Carl von Döbeln, Lieutenant General and war hero (born

1720 Events January–March * January 21 – Sweden and Prussia sign the Treaty of Stockholm (Great Northern War). * February 10 – Edmond Halley is appointed as Astronomer Royal for England. * February 17 – The Treaty o ...

) * 20 May – Henric Benzelius, clergyman (born

1689 Events Notable events during this year include: * Coup, war, and legislation in England and its territories. ** The overthrow of Catholic king James of England, Ireland, and Scotland in the Glorious Revolution. ** The latter realms ente ...

) * * * * 26 October - Johan Helmich Roman, musician (born 1) * - Katarina Asplund, religious figure (born 1690) * - Ulrika Eleonora von Düben, royal favorite (born

1722 Events January–March * January 27 – Daniel Defoe's novel '' Moll Flanders'' is published anonymously in London. * February 10 – The Battle of Cape Lopez begins off of the coast of West Africa (and present-day Gabon), ...

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References

Years of the 18th century in Sweden

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