When Ajda Svensdotter was born on 20 January 1818, in Borrby, Kristianstad, Sweden, her father, Sven Ragnarsson, was 34 and her mother, Hanna Håkansdotter, was 24.
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Göta Canal opened.
The March Unrest, or the Marsoroligheterna, was a series of riots in Stockholm in March 1848, due to news of the French Revolution. As a mob gathered and plundered shops on March 19, the militia fired shots and 18 deaths. The army arrived on March 21 for reinforcement and terminated any further rioting.
Anti-Jewish riots broke out in Stockholm.
Biblical name meaning ‘he knows’ in Hebrew, borne by a son of Onam. In modern usage, however, the name, being borne predominantly if not exclusively by girls, is more likely an altered and more obviously feminine form of Jade rather than a revival of the biblical name.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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