Gone from the 78, king Christian II of Denmark, an interesting psychopath (or possibly just misunderstood): his contibutions, including the Stockhom massacre, will be folded into the history of the Kalmar Union, under the great Queen Margareta.
Another monarch, Gustavus III, gone. So is Norwegian labor leader Marcus Thrane, Neither of these guys deserved much consideration. Also, Selma Lagerlof, who will join a long list of Nobel prize winners not to make the 78. Also, actor Max von Sydow, who will appear, at any rate, in Ingmar Bergman.
A fair amount of work has gotten done on this project over the past two days, and many more pertinent books are en route. But this place closes in 10 minutes, I've got to go, so it's got to wait.
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