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| 1770 | Ludwig van Beethoven born. 22 Aug. James Cook claims the east coast of New Holland (Australia) for Great Britain. |
| 1771 | Swedish chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele discovers
Oxygen Gustav III becomes king |
| 1772 |
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| 1773 |
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| 1774 |
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| 1775 |
American revolution starts. |
| 1776 |
4 Jul. United States declares independance from Great Britain. |
| 1778 |
10 Jan. Carl von Linné dies. 30 May. Jean-Jacques Rousseau dies. |
| 1782 |
11 Jun. Ship of the line 'Kronprins Gustav Adolf' launched. Keel laid for ship of the line 'Fäderneslandet. 18 Jul. Frigate Bellona's keel laid. 6 Nov. Bellona Launched in Karlskrona as first of a series of heavy frigates designed by FH Chapman.   Kronprins Gustav Adolf Bellona |
| 1783 |
31 Mar. Frigate Minerva launched, Fäderneslandet launched, Frigate Venus' keel laid. 4 June. First balloon flight by brothers Montgolfier. 19 Jul. Venus launched, Diana's keel laid. 2 Sep. Diana launched. |
| 1784 |
1 May Frigate Fröja's keel laid. 6 Jul. Fröja launched, Frigate Camilla's keel laid. Ship of the line Äran's keel laid. 28 Aug. Camilla launched, Frigate Thetis' keel laid. Äran launched, keel laid for ship of the line 'Försiktigheten'. 23 Oct. Försiktigheten launched. Sweden accuires the Caribbean island of Saint-Barthélemy from France. 
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| 1785 |
23 May. Keel laid for ship of the line Dristigheten. 9 Jul. Dristigheten launched, keel laid for ship of the line Manligheten. 31 Aug. Manligheten launched, keel laid for ship of the line Tapperheten. 21 Oct. Tapperheten launched. |
| 1786 |
20 Mar. Swedish Academy founded. |
| 1788 |
26 Jan. Great Britain establishes the prison colony of New South Wales. 9 May. Britain abolishes slavery 17 Jul. Battle of Hogland between Swedish and russian fleet ends a draw. 27 Aug. Denmark declares war on Sweden. |
| 1789 |
28 Apr. Mutiny of the Bounty. 1 Jun. Five Russian ships attack and capture Swedish frigate Venus while anchored in Christiania (Oslo). 12 - 13 Jun. Battle of Porrassalmi. Swedish troop of 650 men defeats 5100 russian soldiers. 24 Aug. First battle of Svensksund, 44 vessels of the Swedish skerri fleet were attacked by 107 Russian ships and suffered severe losses. |
| 1790 |
9 Jul. Second battle of Svensksund. 195 units of the Swedish Skerry fleet defeats Russian fleet of 255 ships. Swedish losses 6 ships and 600 men. Russian losses 61 ships and 9000 men. Curt von Stedingk appointed swedish ambassador in St Petersburg. |
| 1791 |
5 Dec. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart dies |
| 1792 |
16 Mar. King Gustav II shot at a masked ball at the opera and dies two weeks later. |
| 1793 |
21 Jan. French king Louis XIV executed. |
| 1795 |
11 Feb. Carl Michael Bellman dies. |
| 1796 |
10 May. Battle of Lodi. Napoleon defeats the Austrian army. |
| 1798 |
1 Aug. Battle of the Nile. French fleet defeated by Horatio Nelson. |
| 1799 |
French troops in Egypt finds the Rosetta stone. 14 Dec. George Washington dies. |
| 1801 |
17 Oct. Frigates Camilla and Fröja together with the brig Husaren leaves Karlskrona for the Mediterranean, but soon runs into a severe storm and Husaren is lost with all hands, both frigates lose all topmasts. 22 Nov. After repairs frigates Camilla and Fröi;ja together with frigate Sprengtporten leaves Gothenburg for the Mediterranean. 14 Dec. George Washington dies. 18 Dec. Camilla, Fröja and Sprengtporten joins frigate Thetis who is protecting Swedish and American Convoys from the barbary states together with American frigates. |
