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1884 in Sweden

Events from the year 1884 in Sweden

Contents

Incumbents

  • Monarch – Oscar II
  • Prime Minister – Robert Themptander

    • Events

  • - The court case of the short story collection Getting Married by August Strindberg, one of the most known incidents of the ongoing so called Sedlighetsdebatten.
  • - The women's organization Fredrika-Bremer-Förbundet is founded in Stockholm. It is followed by the woman's organisation Göteborgs Kvinnoförening in Gothenburg.
  • - May - Karolina Widerström becomes the first woman to graduate in medicine in Sweden.
  • - First issue of ATL Lantbrukets Affärstidning
  • - The toy company Brio is founded.
  • - First issue of Svenska Dagbladet
  • - The nursing college Sophiahemmet University College is founded in Stockholm by the queen.

    • Births

  • 9 March – Carl Holmberg, gymnast (died 1909).
  • 31 March – Axel Ljung, gymnast (died 1938).
  • 25 May – Gösta Lilliehöök, modern pentathlete (died 1974).

    • Deaths

  • 22 November - Wilhelmina Gravallius, writer (died 1809)
  • – Lovisa Charlotta Borgman, violinist (died 1798)

    • References

    1884 in Sweden Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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