March 16

Gustav III was the king of Sweden in the latter part of the eighteenth century. On the 16th in 1792, being prone to any number of excesses Gustav hosted an extravagant Masked Ball. Apparently, not all was particularly well in paradise and a number of assassins used the occasion to enter into the king’s presence and attempt to kill him. While Gustav was gravely wounded, the injury was not immediately fatal. He would remain in power, albeit suffering from the painful infection of his wound. He would linger until March 29 on which day he said to those caring for him Jag känner mig sömning, några ögonblicks vila skulle göra mig gott. Which translates to "I feel sleepy; a few moments rest will do me good". Having said this, Gustav quietly died.