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1844 In Sweden
Events from the year 1844 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Charles XIV John then Oscar I Events * - King Charles XIV John of Sweden dies and is succeeded by Oscar I of Sweden. * 22 October - Swedish History Museum * - '' Du gamla, Du fria '' by Richard Dybeck Births * 23 February – Per Ekström, landscape painter (died 1935) * 21 December – Olga Sandberg, ballerina (died 1926) * 9 September – Ebba Boström, nurse and a philanthropist (died 1902) * 9 November – Wilhelm von Gegerfelt, painter (dies 1920) * 1 October – Wilhelmina von Hallwyl, collector and donor (died 1930) Deaths * 2 May - Karl Fredrik Dahlgren, poet (born 1791) * 16 September – Magnus Brahe (1790–1844), soldier (born 1790) References Years of the 19th century in Sweden Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1844
In the Philippines, it was the only leap year with 365 days, as December 31 was skipped when 1845 began after December 30. Events January–March * January 15 – The University of Notre Dame, based in the city of the same name, receives its charter from Indiana. * February 27 – The Dominican Republic gains independence from Haiti. * February 28 – A gun on the USS ''Princeton'' explodes while the boat is on a Potomac River cruise, killing two United States Cabinet members and several others. * March 8 ** King Oscar I ascends to the throne of Sweden–Norway upon the death of his father, Charles XIV/III John. ** The Althing, the parliament of Iceland, is reopened after 45 years of closure. * March 9 – Giuseppe Verdi's opera ''Ernani'' debuts at Teatro La Fenice, Venice. * March 12 – The Columbus and Xenia Railroad, the first railroad planned to be built in Ohio, is chartered. * March 13 – The dictator Carlos Antonio López becomes first President of Paraguay. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1926 In Sweden
Events from the year 1926 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Gustaf V * Prime Minister – Rickard Sandler, Carl Gustaf Ekman Events * 6–14 February – The Nordic Games take place in Stockholm. Births * 24 April – Thorbjörn Fälldin, politician * 21 May – Gustaf Lindh, modern pentathlete Exact date missing * Lars Ardelius, psychologist and novelist. * Hans Granlid, novelist and literary historian (died 1999). * Rita Tornborg, novelist and short story writer. Deaths * 14 May – Adolf Bergman, tug-of-war competitor (born 1879). * 23 May – Sigrid Elmblad, writer and translator (born 1860) * 26 July – Olle Lanner, gymnast (born 1884). * Wilhelmina Skogh * Ellen Key * Olga Sandberg References Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1844 In Sweden
Events from the year 1844 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Charles XIV John then Oscar I Events * - King Charles XIV John of Sweden dies and is succeeded by Oscar I of Sweden. * 22 October - Swedish History Museum * - '' Du gamla, Du fria '' by Richard Dybeck Births * 23 February – Per Ekström, landscape painter (died 1935) * 21 December – Olga Sandberg, ballerina (died 1926) * 9 September – Ebba Boström, nurse and a philanthropist (died 1902) * 9 November – Wilhelm von Gegerfelt, painter (dies 1920) * 1 October – Wilhelmina von Hallwyl, collector and donor (died 1930) Deaths * 2 May - Karl Fredrik Dahlgren, poet (born 1791) * 16 September – Magnus Brahe (1790–1844), soldier (born 1790) References Years of the 19th century in Sweden Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1790 In Sweden
Events from the year 1790 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Gustav III Events * April - Ten death sentences is given for participants in the Anjala conspiracy. * 13 May - Battle of Reval * 15 May - Battle of Fredrikshamn * 19 May - Battle of Keltis barracks * 4 July - Battle of Vyborg Bay (1790) * 9 July - Battle of Svensksund * 14 August - Peace between Sweden and Russia in the Treaty of Värälä. * 8 September - Execution of Johan Henrik Hästesko, the only death sentence of the Anjala conspiracy which is actually performed. * Anna Maria Engsten awarded with a medal in silver for '' Valour in Battle at Sea'' for her act during the Russo-Swedish war. * Brita Hagberg is awarded with the medal ''För tapperhet i fält'' for her military service. * The noblewomen's social boycott of the monarch is smashed by the arrest of Jeanna von Lantingshausen. * By royal command, the silk factories are explicitly allowed to employ women workers when no men are available (though w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnus Brahe (1790–1844)
Count Nils Magnus Brahe (1790–1844) was a Swedish statesman and soldier, known as the influential favorite of king Charles XIV John of Sweden. Nils Magnus Brahe was the son of Swedish Count Magnus Fredrik Brahe (1756–1826) in his first marriage with Baroness Ulrika Katarina Koskull (1759–1805), and thus a member of the Brahe comital family. He was also a descendant of Swedish statesman Per Brahe. After studying in the University of Uppsala, he began his professional military career. He fought in the War against Napoleon (1813–1814) under Jean Bernadotte who later ascended to the throne as Charles XIV John of Sweden (Swedish: ''Karl XIV Johan''). He was in high favour with the French born king who had a poor command of the Swedish language. He became Marshal of the Realm, and especially from 1828 onwards, exercised an influence in public affairs. As a politician, he reportedly remained close to his stepmother, Countess Aurora Wilhelmina Koskull, who was active w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1791 In Sweden
Events from the year 1791 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Gustav III Events * Inauguration of the ''Bergianska trädgården'' * Creation of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Sweden) * by Thomas Thorild. * ''Fredmans sånger'' by Carl Michael Bellman.Carl Michael Bellman (1791). "Fredmans sånger". Project Runeberg (in Swedish). Retrieved 2008-10-11. * '' Dumboms lefverne'' by Johan Henric Kellgren. Births * 29 June – Charlotta Skjöldebrand, court official (died 1866) * 20 June – Carl Fredric Dahlgren, poet (died 1844) * Ulrika Möllersvärd, courtier (died 1878) * Wendla Åberg, dancer and actress (died 1864) Deaths * 1 January - Anna Charlotta Schröderheim, salonnière (born 1754) * 4 April – Elisabeth Lillström, opera singer and actress (born 1717) * 14 May - Maja-Lisa Borgman, coffee house owner (born 1750s) * Brita Horn, courtier (born 1745 Events January–March * January 7 – War of the Austrian Succession: The Austrian Arm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Fredrik Dahlgren
Karl Fredrik Dahlgren (1791–1844) was a Swedish poet. At a time when literary partisanship ran high in Sweden, and the writers divided themselves into Goths and Phosphorists, Dahlgren made himself indispensable to the Phosphorists by his polemical activity. In the mock-heroic poem of ("Markall's Sleepless Nights"), in which the Phosphorists ridiculed the academician Per Adam Wailmark and others, Dahlgren, who was a genuine humorist, took a prominent part. Life He was born at Stensbruk in Östergötland on 20 June 1791. In 1825 he published ("The Tower of Babel"), a satire, and a comedy, ; and in 1828 two volumes of poems. In 1829 he was appointed to an ecclesiastical post in Stockholm, which he held until his death. In a series of odes and dithyrambic pieces, entitled (1819, 1820), he strove to emulate the wonderful lyric genius of Carl Michael Bellman, of whom he was a student and follower. From 1825 to 1827 he edited a critical journal entitled ("The Comet"), and in com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930 In Sweden
Events from the year 1930 in Sweden Incumbents * List of Swedish monarchs, Monarch – Gustaf V of Sweden, Gustaf V * Prime Minister of Sweden, Prime Minister – Arvid Lindman, Carl Gustaf Ekman Events *25 November – The Swedish Handball Federation is founded of the Swedish Game Association. Births * 11 January – Björn von der Esch, politician (died 2010). * 17 January – Ingrid von Rosen, diarist (died 1995 in Sweden, 1995) * 23 April – Margareta Ekström, writer. * 17 July – Sigvard Ericsson, speed-skater. * 15 October – Ingemar Mundebo, politician (died 2018 in Sweden, 2018) * 18 November – Sonja Edström, cross country skier. Deaths * 14 May – Erik Algot Fredriksson, tug-of-war competitor, Olympic champion (born 1885 in Sweden, 1885) . * 5 June – Eric Lemming, athlete (born 1880 in Sweden, 1880) . * 15 June – Anna Whitlock, reform pedagogue, journalist, suffragette and feminist (born 1852 in Sweden, 1852) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilhelmina Von Hallwyl
Countess Anna Fridrica Wilhelmina von Hallwyl, née Kempe (1 October 1844 − 25 July 1930) was a Swedish collector and donor whose accumulation of art and other objects constitute the current Hallwyl Museum in Stockholm. Biography Wilhelmina was born in Stockholm, the only child and heiress of the wealthy timber-merchant Wilhelm Kempe of Ljusne-Woxna AB. At the age of 20, she married the Swiss-born Count Walther von Hallwyl (1839–1921), a captain in the Swiss general staff who later became a Swedish citizen. Hallwyl succeeded his father-in-law as general manager of Ljusne-Woxna and was a member of the Swedish riksdag (first chamber) 1897–1905.Eva Bergman, "von Hallwyl, Wilhelmina", SBL 18, p. 68 Her family's wealth enabled the young Wilhelmina Kempe to cultivate an interest in collecting art and antiques, and she would pick up objects here and there while travelling with her parents. This interest continued after her marriage and was to remain her main passion throughout he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1920 In Sweden
Events from the year 1920 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Gustaf V * Prime Minister – Nils Edén, Hjalmar Branting, Gerhard Louis De Geer Events * 4–17 September – the 1920 Swedish general election * The local social democratic women's clubs of Sweden is organised in the Social Democratic Women in Sweden. * Legal majority for married women and equal marriage rights. Sports *August/September – at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Sweden won 64 Olympic medals, including nineteen gold medals. Births * 17 April – Bengt Anderberg, writer. * 31 October – Gunnar Gren, footballer (died 1991). Deaths * 7 April – Hildegard Björck, scholar, first woman in Sweden to gain a degree (born 1847) * 10 April - Amanda Kerfstedt, writer (born 1835) * 21 June - Nanna Hoffman factory owner (born 1846) * 20 November – Ida Göthilda Nilsson, sculptor (born 1840) * 27 October - Agda Montelius, philanthropist and women's rights activist (born 185 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilhelm Von Gegerfelt
Wilhelm von Gegerfelt, also Vilhelm von Gegerfelt, (9 November 1844 – 2 April 1920) was a Sweden, Swedish painter. Biography Born in Gothenburg, Gegerfelt was the son the architect Victor von Gegerfelt (1817–1915). From 1861 to 1863, he studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Royal Danish Academy, at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts, Royal Swedish Academy from 1864 to 1867, and thereafter in Düsseldorf until 1872. He then went to Paris where he developed a new technique joining Alfred Wahlberg as one of the first Swedes to represent the Modern Breakthrough in Nordic art. He travelled to the north coast of France, to Italy and to England, painting landscapes of Venice's lagoons and the English chalk cliffs, in addition to scenes of summer evenings in Sweden. His works can be seen in the Nationalmuseum, National Museum in Stockholm, in the Gothenburg Museum of Art and in Skagens Museum. Gegerfelt exhibited in Monaco from 1883 and won a silver medal at the Vie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1902 In Sweden
Events from the year 1902 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Oscar II * Prime Minister – Erik Gustaf Boström Events * 19 September - Swedish Employers Association is founded. * Women's Trade Union is founded. Births * 31 January - Alva Myrdal, social democrat (died 1986) * 11 November - Solveig Rönn-Christiansson, communist (died 1982) * 1 September - Linde Klinckowström-von Rosen, writer and equestrian (died 2000) Deaths * 10 April - Pontus Fürstenberg, art collector (born 1827) * 2 May - Jane Miller Thengberg, educator (born 1822) * 18 September - Thorborg Rappe, social reformer (born 1832) * Adolfina Fägerstedt, ballerina (d. 1811) * Martis Karin Ersdotter, businessperson (born 1829 Events January–March * January 19 – August Klingemann's adaptation of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's ''Faust'' premieres in Braunschweig. * February 27 – Battle of Tarqui: Troops of Gran Colombia and Peru battle to a draw. * March ...) References Ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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