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1855 In Sweden
Events from the year 1855 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Oscar I Events * 1 January - The Telegraphynet between the most important cities in Sweden are completed. * 1 July - The first Swedish Postage stamp. * 4 May - ''Kyrkoplikt'' as well as all remaining forms of Public humiliation and Corporal punishments are abolished. * - The Great Awakening established in Sweden. * - Inauguration of the Gothenburg Synagogue. * - Lea Ahlborn is appointed royal printmaker, which formally makes her the first female civil servant in Sweden.Österberg, Carin et al., Svenska kvinnor: föregångare, nyskapare. Lund: Signum 1990. () * - Frederique Hammarstedt takes over the ''Hammarstedtska skolan''. * - ''KFUM Jönköping'' * - Klosterskolan (Uppsala), the first training college for female teachers, is founded. * - ''Svenska lärarinnors pensionsförening'' (The Society for Retired Female Teachers) is founded by initiative of Josefina Deland. * - A reform abolishes the use of Pillor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1855
Events January–March * January 1 – Ottawa, Ontario, is incorporated as a city. * January 5 – Ramón Castilla begins his third term as President of Peru. * January 23 ** The first bridge over the Mississippi River opens in modern-day Minneapolis, a predecessor of the Father Louis Hennepin Bridge. ** The 8.2–8.3 Wairarapa earthquake claims between five and nine lives near the Cook Strait area of New Zealand. * January 26 – The Point No Point Treaty is signed in the Washington Territory. * January 27 – The Panama Railway becomes the first railroad to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. * January 29 – Lord Aberdeen resigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, over the management of the Crimean War. * February 5 – Lord Palmerston becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. * February 11 – Kassa Hailu is crowned Tewodros II, Emperor of Ethiopia. * February 12 – Michigan State University (the "pioneer" land-gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KFUM Jönköping
KFUM Jönköping is an YMCA association in Jönköping in Sweden, established in 1855. By the late 1980s and early 1990s the volleyboll team experienced a successful period, playing in Elitserien at both the men's and women's sides. References External linksOfficial website 1855 establishments in Sweden Volleyball clubs in Sweden Jon Jon is a shortened form of the common given name Jonathan, derived from "YHWH has given", and an alternate spelling of John, derived from "YHWH has pardoned". [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunhild Rosén
Gunhild Rosén (7 December 1855 - 1928) was a Swedish ballerina, choreographer and a ballet master of the Royal Swedish Ballet in Stockholm. Gunhild Rosén was born in Norrköping, and was a student of Anders Selinder. She became a figurant dancer at the Ballet of the Royal Swedish Opera in 1872, second dancer in 1875 and premier dancer in 1881; she was a vice ballet master in 1894, and ballet master from 1922 to 1926. She composed the ballet "I Ungern" ("In Hungary") and the balett part for the opera "Brudköpet" ("Bride purchase"). She performed in Copenhagen in 1878, 1879 and 1890 and in Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population ... in 1880, 1881 and 1890. Her most famous parts was Valse brillante and Svanilda in "Coppelia" as well as parts in "Aufforderung z. Tan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1900 In Sweden
Events from the year 1900 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Oscar II * Prime Minister – Erik Gustaf Boström, Fredrik von Otter Events *27 April – The city plan for Kiruna, Sweden is adopted. *Date unknown – The newspaper ''Västerbottens-Kuriren'' is established. *Date unknown – Maternity leave for female industrial workers. *Date unknown – The Swedish branch of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union is organized by Emilie Rathou. *Date unknown – The Malmö Women's Discussion Club, is founded by Elma Danielsson in Malmö. Births * 16 January – Helge Gustafsson, gymnast (died 1981). * 29 July – Eyvind Johnson, writer (died 1976) * 29 August – Åke Bergqvist, sailor (died 1975). * 26 October – Karin Boye, poet and novelist (died 1941) * 30 October – Ragnar Granit, physiologist (died 1991) Deaths * 2 April – Gustaf Åkerhielm, prime minister (born 1833) * 21 July - Aurore Storckenfeldt, reform pedagogue (born 1816) * 10 De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellen Fries
Ellen Fries (23 September 1855 – 31 March 1900) was a Swedish feminist and writer. She became the first female Ph.D. in Sweden in 1883. She was also involved in founding several women's organizations. Biography She born in 1855 at Rödslegård in Törnsfall, Kalmar County, to Colonel Patrik Constantin Fries and Beata Maria Borgström. She studied at the Åhlinska flickskolan, and graduated with a professional degree from Wallinska skolan in Stockholm 19 May 1874. She studied language and art by travelling to Paris and Leipzig and was a language teacher at Wallinska skolan in 1875–1877. The universities in Sweden had been opened to both genders in 1870. Fries enlisted as a student at Uppsala University 12 October 1877. She studied history, Nordic language and political science and was given the scholarship Kraemerska stipendiet. She became the first female Ph.D. in Sweden 31 May 1883. She was a teacher in history at Wallinska skolan in Stockholm 1884–1886 and at Åhlins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1950 In Sweden
Events from the year 1950 in Sweden Incumbents * List of Swedish monarchs, Monarch – Gustaf V of Sweden, Gustaf V (died 29 October); Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden, Gustaf VI Adolf * Prime Minister of Sweden, Prime Minister – Tage Erlander Events *29 October – Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden, Gustaf VI Adolf became King of Sweden, succeeding his father Gustaf V of Sweden, Gustaf V Popular culture Film *26 December – ''The White Cat (film), The White Cat'' released *18 September – ''Jack of Hearts (1950 film), Jack of Hearts'' released Births *13 February – Ewa Aulin, actress *21 February – Håkan Nesser, author and teacher *21 March – Anders Linderoth, football player and coach *28 March – Roland Andersson, football player and coach *5 April – Agnetha Fältskog, agnetha fältskog, Swedish recording artist and entertainer *5 April – Harpo (singer), Harpo, Musical artist *2 May – Yngve Kalin, priest and church leader *28 June – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Branting
Anna Matilda Charlotta Branting (; 19 November 1855 – 11 December 1950), was a Swedish journalist and writer. She was a Social Democrat and married to Swedish prime minister Hjalmar Branting. From the 1880s to 1917, she was an influential theater critic in the Stockholm press under the pseudonym Réne. Life Anna Branting's parents were police inspector Erik Jäderin and Charlotta Gustava Holm. She married lieutenant and nobleman Gustav Vilhelm von Kraemer (1851–1884) in 1877, and divorced him in 1883. She married secondly to Hjalmar Branting in 1884. She had two children with her first husband, Vera and Henry von Kraemer, and two with her second, Georg Branting and Sonja Branting. She was educated at the statens normalskola för flickor in 1868–72. She was a journalist at the papers '' Tiden'' in 1884–1886; at the '' Socialdemokraten'' in 1886–1892, in '' Stockholmstidningen'' 1892–1909, and a second time in ''Socialdemokraten'' in 1913–1917. Anna Branting belong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1927 In Sweden
Events from the year 1927 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Gustaf V * Prime Minister – Carl Gustaf Ekman Events * The Volvo car manufacturing company was founded in Gothenburg, as a subsidiary to the Swedish ball bearing factory AB. * Forex Bank established * The Norra Kvill National Park established. Arts and culture * The comic strip ''Kronblom'' was created by Elov Persson Births * 30 January – Olof Palme, politician (died 1986) * 30 April – Lars Hall, modern pentathlete, Olympic champion 1952 and 1956 (died 1991). * 7 May – Åke Hansson, footballer * 25 June – Kjell Tånnander, Swedish decathlete * 22 November – Gullan Bornemark, musician Deaths * 7 July – Gösta Mittag-Leffler, mathematician (born 1846) * 19 August – Johan Edman, tug-of-war competitor (born 1875). * 2 October – Svante Arrhenius, scientist (born 1859) * 24 December – Karl Oskar Medin Karl Oskar Medin (14 August 1847 – 24 December 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hilma Angered Strandberg
Elisabet Kristina Hilma Angered Strandberg (June 10, 1855 in Stockholm - January 23, 1927 in Meran), was a Swedish writer. She mostly wrote under the name Hilma Strandberg of the pseudonym, "Lilian". Life She was the daughter of Justice and member of the Swedish Academy Carl Gustaf beach Berg (1825–1874) and his wife Eva Helleday (1830–1869). She attended an ordinary school in Stockholm, but later took private lessons with EM Rappe in Småland. In 1876, she completed training as a telegraph operator and worked as such from 1883 to 1888 in Fjällbacka. During that time, she wrote alleged correspondence to a newspaper at which she was later employed. In 1886, she became a co-founder of the radical feminist women's paper ''Framåt'' ('Forward') of the Gothenburg's Women's Association alongside Mathilda Hedlund and Alma Åkermark. She married the artist Hjalmar Angered and emigrated with him to the United States, where they lived from 1888 to 1894 and she wrote articles in ... [...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] |
Hjalmar Lundbohm
Johan Olof Hjalmar Lundbohm (25 April 1855 – 4 April 1926) was a Swedish geologist and chemist and the first managing director of LKAB (''Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara Aktiebolag'') in Kiruna. He made a strong contribution to the design of the new community of Kiruna in Lapland. Biography Hjalmar Lundbohm was born in Ödeborg parish in Dalsland, Sweden. Lundbohm graduated in 1877 in technical chemistry and road and water construction at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg. Lundbohm was employed at the Swedish Geological Survey in 1879. Became an assistant geologist in 1885 and appointed a regular geologist in the years 1887-1902. In 1898 Lundbohm got a job as site manager at Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara Aktiebolag (LKAB) based in Kiruna. In 1900, he was appointed manager of LKAB's mining operations in Luossajärvi. Lundbohm was later also was given the operational responsibility for the mining facilities in Malmberget, Grängesberg Grängesberg () is a locality s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pranger
The pillory is a device made of a wooden or metal framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, formerly used for punishment by public humiliation and often further physical abuse. The pillory is related to the stocks. Etymology The word is documented in English since 1274 (attested in Anglo-Latin from ), and stems from Old French (1168; modern French , see below), itself from medieval Latin , of uncertain origin, perhaps a diminutive of Latin 'pillar, stone barrier'. Description Rather like the lesser punishment called the stocks, the pillory consisted of hinged wooden boards forming holes through which the head and/or various limbs were inserted; then the boards were locked together to secure the captive. Pillories were set up to hold people in marketplaces, crossroads, and other public places. They were often placed on platforms to increase public visibility of the person. Often a placard detailing the crime was placed nearby; these punishm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
