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1838 In Sweden
Events from the year 1838 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Charles XIV John Events * 7 March – Jenny Lind as her breakthrough in ''Der Freischütz'' by Carl Maria von Weber at the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm. * The state licensed brothels, London and Stadt Hamburg, open in the capital in an attempt by the city authorities to control the spread of sexual disease.Svanström, Yvonne, Offentliga kvinnor: prostitution i Sverige 1812-1918 ublic Women: Prostitution in Sweden 1812-1918 Ordfront, Stockholm, 2006 (Swedish) * - Rabulist riots * - First issue of ''Borås Tidning'' * - First issue of ''Östgöta Correspondenten'' * - Foundation of the philanthropic sewing society by Emilie Petersen. Births * 20 July – Paul Peter Waldenström, theologian (died 1917) * 14 September - Hanna Ouchterlony, Salvationist (died 1924) * 4 December - Hanna Winge, painter (died 1896) * - Hilda Petrini, watch maker (died 1895) * - Betty Pettersson, first female university stud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanna Ouchterlony
Hanna Cordelia Ouchterlony (14 September 1838 – 28 February 1924) was a Swedish officer of the Salvation Army. She introduced the Salvation Army in Sweden in 1882, and in Norway in 1888. She served as the leader of the Swedish Salvation Army from 1882 until 1892. Life Hanna Ouchterlony was the daughter of the landowner and deputy governor Fabian Constantin Ouchterlony and Hilda Johanna Servais and born in Värnamo, Sweden. She served as housekeeper with relatives in Stockholm from 1857 to 1864 and then opened a book shop in Värnamo. In the 1870s, she had a religious crisis, and became active within Christian social work. In 1878, she became acquainted with Bramwell Booth, who visited Värnamo for recreation. She became identified with the values of the Salvation Army, and Booth considered her suitable to introduce the movement to Sweden. Between 1878 and 1881, she took correspondence courses for the Salvation Army, and in 1881, she visited London, where she stayed in the home o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1838 In Sweden
Events from the year 1838 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Charles XIV John Events * 7 March – Jenny Lind as her breakthrough in ''Der Freischütz'' by Carl Maria von Weber at the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm. * The state licensed brothels, London and Stadt Hamburg, open in the capital in an attempt by the city authorities to control the spread of sexual disease.Svanström, Yvonne, Offentliga kvinnor: prostitution i Sverige 1812-1918 ublic Women: Prostitution in Sweden 1812-1918 Ordfront, Stockholm, 2006 (Swedish) * - Rabulist riots * - First issue of ''Borås Tidning'' * - First issue of ''Östgöta Correspondenten'' * - Foundation of the philanthropic sewing society by Emilie Petersen. Births * 20 July – Paul Peter Waldenström, theologian (died 1917) * 14 September - Hanna Ouchterlony, Salvationist (died 1924) * 4 December - Hanna Winge, painter (died 1896) * - Hilda Petrini, watch maker (died 1895) * - Betty Pettersson, first female university stud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1901 In Sweden
Events from the year 1901 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Oscar II * Prime Minister – Fredrik von Otter Events * 9–17 February – The first Nordic Games take place in Stockholm. * A military reform abolish the Allotment system with conscription. * Women are given four weeks maternity leave. * Foundation of the Swedish Union of Journalists. * A name ordinance is put in legal effect, regulating the uses of first names, surnames and family names . Popular culture Theatre * ''Easter'' ( sv, Påsk), play by August Strindberg. * ''A Dream Play'' by August Strindberg. Births * 28 March – Princess Märtha of Sweden (died 1954) * 13 June – Tage Erlander, politician (died 1985) * 18 August – Arne Borg, swimmer (died 1979) * 13 October – Irja Agnes Browallius, writer (died 1968) Deaths * 11 April – Ivar Hallström, composer (born 1826) * 24 April – Arvid Posse, prime minister (born 1828) * 5 May – Axel Wilhelm Eriksson, Swedish se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Axel Elmlund
Axel Elmlund (1838-1901), was a Swedish ballet dancer and stage actor. He was the son of the shoemaker Sven Axel Elmlund and Christina Dorothea Wilhelmina Björkman. He never married. He was a student of the Royal Swedish Ballet at the Royal Swedish Opera in 1850-55, a figurant dancer in 1855-58, and a pantomime dancer in 1858-61. He was a recognized for his ability as a dancer by August Bournonville, who reportedly lamented Elmlund's choice to interrupt a promising career as a dancer to retrain as an actor instead. In 1856, he became a student actor at the Royal Dramatic Theatre The Royal Dramatic Theatre ( sv, Kungliga Dramatiska Teatern, colloquially ''Dramaten'') is Sweden's national stage for "spoken drama", founded in 1788. Around one thousand shows are put on annually on the theatre's five running stages. The the ..., where he was engaged in 1858-1891 - from 1864 as a premier actor. He was also active as a stage director. Axel Elmlund attracted attention for his hands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1907 In Sweden
Events from the year 1907 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Oscar II (until December 8), Gustaf V (starting December 8) * Prime Minister – Arvid Lindman Events * 23 January - Sweden's record highest atmospheric pressure value occurs in Kalmar and Visby at 1063.7 hPa. * 11 March - SKF is founded. * 8 December – King Oscar II dies and is succeeded by his eldest son, Gustaf V. * Swedish Emigration Commission Births * 14 March – Björn-Erik Höijer, writer * 15 March – Zarah Leander, actress * 11 April - Nancy Eriksson, social democrat Deaths * 21 February – Erik Gustaf Boström, prime minister * 8 December – Oscar II of Sweden, monarch * 28 December – Louise Granberg, playwright and theater director * - Hedvig Raa-Winterhjelm, actress and drama teacher (born 1838) References Years of the 20th century in Sweden Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hedvig Raa-Winterhjelm
Hedvig Charlotta Raa-Winterhjelm, née Forssman (20 November 1838 – 7 March 1907), was a Swedish actress active in Sweden, Norway and Finland. She played a pioneer role in Finland by introducing Finnish as a stage language, becoming the first actor in Finland to speak her lines in the Finnish tongue. Early career Charlotta Raa-Winterhjelm was born as the daughter of a goldsmith in Stockholm in Sweden under the name Charlotte Forssman. She studied at the Royal Dramatic Training Academy in Stockholm in 1854–56, after which she toured in travelling theater companies in Sweden and Finland. In 1860, she was employed at the ''Mindre teatern'' in Stockholm. In 1863, Mindre teatern was taken over by the Royal Dramatic Theatre. Many of the actors was given a contract in the new theatre. The competition with Sweden's leading lady Elise Hwasser made her leave for a position at the theater in Gothenburg, where she was engaged until she left Sweden for a position at the Swedish Theatre in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1885 In Sweden
Events from the year 1885 in Sweden Incumbents * List of Swedish monarchs, Monarch – Oscar II of Sweden, Oscar II * Prime Minister of Sweden, Prime Minister – Robert Themptander Events *10 December 1885 – Härnösand becomes the first town in Sweden with electric street lighting, following the Gådeå power station being taken into use. *Date unknown - The newspapers ''Borlänge Tidning'' and ''Social-Demokraten'' are founded. *Date unknown - Creation of the ''Wahlström & Widstrand'' *Date unknown - Women are allowed to become members of the Swedish Publicists' Association, and 14 women are inducted as members. *Date unknown - Johanna Hedén founded Göteborgs Barnmorskesällskap (The Gothenburg Midwifery Association), the first union for women in Sweden. *Date unknown - The governmental ''Girl School Committee of 1885'' is established to reform female education: Sophie Adlersparre and Hilda Caselli are two of the members, making them the first female members of a governm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betty Pettersson
Betty Maria Carolina Pettersson (Visby 14 September 1838–7 February Stockholm 1885), was a Swedish teacher. She became the first official female university student in Sweden in 1871. She was also the first female student of Uppsala University, the first woman in Sweden to have graduated from a university, and the first woman to have been a teacher at a gymnasium. Life Betty Pettersson was born to the saddle maker Olof Pettersson and Magdalena Sofia Carolina Kullberg in Visby. She was not born into a wealthy family; however, when she was discovered to be a talented student, she was given the opportunity to study at a private girls' school in Visby, where normally only pupils from wealthy families were accepted. As an adult, she worked as a governess for several different families of nobility from the 1850s onward. By a reform in 1870, women were given the right to study at universities. Pettersson was accepted as a student the same year, though she did not begin her studies o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1895 In Sweden
Events from the year 1895 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Oscar II * Prime Minister – Erik Gustaf Boström. Events * ÅF * Bollnäs GIF * Cederroth * Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna * IFK Askersund * IFK Stockholm * Stockholms KK * IFK Sundsvall * Swedish Sailing Federation * IFK Uppsala Fotboll Births * 2 January – Folke Bernadotte, diplomat (died 1948) * 9 January – Greta Johansson, diver (died 1978). * 17 June – Ruben Rausing, entrepreneur, founder of Tetra Pak (died 1983). * 12 September – Yngve Holm, sailor (died 1943). * 18 December – Ture Hedman, gymnast (died 1950). Deaths * 30 January - Hilda Petrini, watchmaker (born 1838) * 25 March''Svenskt konstnärslexikon'', Part V, pg. 572, Allhems Förlag AB, 1953, Malmö. - Bertha Valerius, photographer (born 1824) * 6 June - Gustaf Nordenskiöld, explorer (born 1868) * 31 December – Augusta Dorothea Eklund, street peddler and eccentric (born 1826) * Angelique Magito, actress (born 1809) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hilda Petrini
Hilda Catharina Petrini (9 October 1838, Stockholm – 30 January 1895, Stockholm) was a Swedish watchmaker, clock maker and businesswoman. She has been referred to as the first female master of mechanics of her country. Life and work Hilda Petrini belonged to a wealthy old merchant family of Italian descent in Stockholm. During her youth, Petrini was a skillful swimmer and for a time assisted Nancy Edberg who gave swimming lessons for Louise of the Netherlands and her daughter Louise of Sweden.''Hilda Catharina Petrini, www.skbl.se/sv/artikel/HildaPetrini, Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon (article by Camilla Bergvall), retrieved 2022-02-10.'' https://skbl.se/en/article/HildaPetrini Even as a young girl, her affinity for mechanics was noticeable. At that time echanicswas considered an unusual skill for a girl to master. Victor Söderberg, a manufacturer of chronometers, was at the family home on one occasion when he gave her some challenging mechanical exercises to do. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1896 In Sweden
Events from the year 1896 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Oscar II * Prime Minister – Erik Gustaf Boström. Events * ''AIK Fotboll'' is founded. * Eskilstuna Guif is created. * Lundsbergs boarding school is established. * ''Svenska Mästerskapet'' * Broxvik Drama, a cause célèbre, takes place. * The Swedish National Council of Women is founded by Ellen Fries. * ''Nya smedjegården'' is closed and demolished. Births * 25 November – Tore Holm, sailor (died 1977). * 20 December – Arvid Andersson-Holtman, gymnast (died 1992). Deaths * 19 October - Emmy Rappe, the first trained nurse in Sweden (born 1835) * 24 September – Louis Gerhard De Geer, baron (born 1818) * Kloka Anna i Vallåkra, divine visionary and natural healer (born 1820) * 9 March - Hanna Winge, painter (born 1838) * December 10 Alfred Nobel Alfred Bernhard Nobel ( , ; 21 October 1833 – 10 December 1896) was a Swedes, Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor, businessman, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
