1676 in Sweden

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Slaget vid Öland Claus Møinichen 1686

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Charles XI, Battle of Lund

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.
• 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)