1702 in Sweden

Events from the year 1702 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Charles XII

Events

• May – Warsaw is conquered by Charles XII of Sweden.
• July 19 (July 8 O.S.; July 9 Swedish calendar) – Battle of Klissow: Charles XII of Sweden decisively defeats the Polish–Lithuanian-Saxon army.
• 9 July - Battle of Klissow
• 19 July - Battle of Hummelshof

Births

• March - Lorens Pasch the Elder, painter (died 1766)
• Unknown date - Bakelse-Jeanna, street seller and local profile (died 1788)
• Unknown date - Margareta Momma, journalist and feminist (died 1772)
• Unknown date - Christian Berner, ballet dancer (died 1773)

Deaths

• 12 July - Bengt Gabrielsson Oxenstierna, politician (born 1623)
• 12 December - Olaus Rudbeck, scientist (born 1630)

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