title: 1624 in Sweden
text: # 1624 in Sweden
  
  Events that occurred during the year 1624 in Sweden, including births and deaths.
  
  ## Incumbents
  
  * Monarch – Gustaf II Adolf
  
  ## Events
  
  ### April
  
  * April 15: The city of Sala is granted town privileges by Gustaf II Adolf.
  
  ### June
  
  * 1 June: The truce between Sweden and Poland expires, but is extended until March 1, 1625.
  
  ### September
  
  * September 11: The royal secretary Göran Bähr is hung for his apostasy of the protestant religion.
  * September 21: Södertälje 's mayor Z. Anthelius, and two other Swedes are executed because of their Catholic faith.
  
  ## Births
  
  * February 13: Erik Oxenstierna (not to be confounded with Eric Oxenstierna), born in Södermanland, count of Södermöre and swedish chancellor.
  * 29 June - Olov Svebilius, archbishop from 1681 to his death in 1700.
  * unknown date - Anna Eriksdotter, alleged witch (died 1704).
  * Maria Dauerer, pharmacist (apothecary) (died 1688).
  
  ## Deaths
  
  * March 25: Lucretia Magnusdotter (Gyllenhielm), illegitimate royal daughter (died 1562).
  