1867 In Sweden
Events from the year 1867 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Charles XV Events * 1 August - Inauguration of the new Uppsala University Hospital. * The Lantmanna Party is created. * Emmy Rappe becomes head nurse in the newly established Surgical Clinic at the Uppsala Academic Hospital, where she opened the first professional training courses for nurses in Sweden. * The great Swedish famine of 1867-1869 spreads from Finland to Sweden, where it lasts until 1868. This is the last famine to take place in Sweden. * The scandal of the great bankruptcy of the heiress Louise von Fersen (1816–1879) attracts attention. * The great Swedish emigration to the United States begun, in part caused by the great famine. * ''Helsingborgs Dagblad'' is founded. * Augusta Lundin Augusta Lundin (13 June 1840 in Kristianstad – 20 February 1919) was a Swedish fashion designer. She is considered to be the first international Swedish fashion designer as well as the first well known fashion des ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1867
Events January–March * January 1 – The Covington–Cincinnati Suspension Bridge opens between Cincinnati, Ohio, and Covington, Kentucky, in the United States, becoming the longest single-span bridge in the world. It was renamed after its designer, John A. Roebling, in 1983. * January 8 – African-American men are granted the right to vote in the District of Columbia. * January 11 – Benito Juárez becomes Mexican president again. * January 30 – Emperor Kōmei of Japan dies suddenly, age 36, leaving his 14-year-old son to succeed as Emperor Meiji. * January 31 – Maronite nationalist leader Youssef Bey Karam leaves Lebanon aboard a French ship for Algeria. * February 3 – ''Shōgun'' Tokugawa Yoshinobu abdicates, and the late Emperor Kōmei's son, Prince Mutsuhito, becomes Emperor Meiji of Japan in a brief ceremony in Kyoto, ending the Late Tokugawa shogunate. * February 7 – West Virginia University is established in Morgantown, West Virginia. * February 13 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1942 In Sweden
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Events from the year 1942 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Gustaf V * Prime Minister – Per Albin Hansson Events * RIFA (manufacturer) is founded. Births * 14 January – Stig Engström (actor) Deaths * 25 January - Gertrud Adelborg, women's rights activist * 5 July – Karin Swanström, actress, producer and director * 26 June - Agda Östlund, suffragist and social democrat * 3 December – Wilhelm Peterson-Berger, composer 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 formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Anna Göransdotter
Anna Göransdotter (1797 – 1867) was a Swedish textile artist. Alm, Göran (red.), Signums svenska konsthistoria d 9Karl Johanstidens konst, Signum, Lund, 1999 She lived in the Föllinge parish in Jämtland Jämtland (; no, Jemtland or , ; Jamtish: ''Jamtlann''; la, Iemptia) is a historical province () in the centre of Sweden in northern Europe. It borders Härjedalen and Medelpad to the south, Ångermanland to the east, Lapland to the north a .... She belonged to the peasantry, appears not to have been married, and lived on various farms in the parish, often with her brother. The documentation of the parish vicar, who regularly interrogated the parishioners in their religious knowledge, noted that she was sickly but also "intelligent with good sense and well capable of reading and writing". She was officially registered as a seamstress. She is known for her embroidery illustrations on textile, which often depicted naturalistic wedding stories with blue thread on wh ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1777 In Sweden
Events from the year 1777 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Gustav III Events * 7 June - Gustav III visit Catherine the Great in Russia. * - The construction of the Strömsholm Canal begins. * - The 1711 regulations of midwives, with demands of a license after approval of the medical authorities, until then in practice only enforced in the capital, are enforced in the entire country.Pia Höjeberg (2011). Jordemor. Barnmorska och barnaföderska. Barnafödandets historia i Sverige. Stockholm: Carlssons Bokförlag. Births * 15 June - Hedda Hjortsberg, ballerina (died 1867) * - Hedvig Amalia Charlotta Klinckowström, miniaturist (died 1810) * - Per Krafft the Younger, painter (died 1863) * - Mateli Magdalena Kuivalatar, folk singer (died 1846) * Louise von Fersen, courtier (died 1849) * Eva Fundin, actress and dancer (died 1800) Deaths * 6 April - Jacob Johan Anckarström the Elder, knight and colonel (died 1729) * 17 November - Johan Stålbom, painter (died 1712) * Lo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hedda Hjortsberg
Hedvig "Hedda" Katarina Hjortsberg also known as ''Hedda Koersner'' (15 June 1777 – 3 October 1867) was a Sweden, Swedish ballerina who starred for the Royal Swedish Ballet. She was the sister of the Swedish actor Lars Hjortsberg. Life Hedda Hjortsberg was one of six children to the stone mason Laurentius "Lars" Hjortsberg and the opera singer Maria Lovisa Schützer. Of their six children, four where employed at the Royal Swedish Opera or the Royal Dramatic Theatre, and two became famous: Lars Hjortsberg as an actor, and Hedda Hjortsberg as a ballerina. Career Hedda Hjortsberg was enrolled as a pupil of the French ballet master Louis Gallodier of the Royal Swedish Ballet at the Royal Swedish Opera in 1786, at the age of nine. She made her official debut at the Royal Swedish Opera in the season of 1790-91, in the part of ''Lucile'' in the pantomime ballet ''Det dubbla giftermålet'' by Jean-Rémy Marcadet starring Margaretha Christina Hallongren, Carl Dahlén, Joseph ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1773 In Sweden
Events from the year 1773 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Gustav III Events * January 18 – The first opera performance in the Swedish language, '' Thetis et Pelée'', performed by Carl Stenborg and Elisabeth Olin in Bollhuset, marks the establishment of the Royal Swedish Opera. * August – Inauguration of the pleasure gardens Vauxhall (Gotheburg). * The Royal Swedish Ballet is founded. * The title Hovsångare is created by King Gustav III of Sweden, with the first recipients being Elisabeth Olin and Carl Stenborg. * The Royal Swedish Academy of Arts is formally organized. Fifteen artists are accepted as members the same year, among them being Lorens Pasch the Younger and Ulrika Pasch. * A theater designed by Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz is constructed for the royal court at Gripsholm Castle. * The population death rate doubles, due to famine and dysentery caused by crop failures in the previous years. * Mobilization of the army in the province of Finland because ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Marianne Ehrenström
Mariana "Marianne" Maximiliana Christiana Carolina Lovisa Ehrenström, née ''Pollet'' (9 December 1773 – 4 January 1867), was a Swedish writer, singer, painter, pianist, culture personality, memoir writer and lady-in-waiting. She was a member of the Academy of the Free Arts and an honorary member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music. She is foremost known for her memoirs, which are regarded as a valuable historical documentation, especially about the contemporary cultural life. Life Marianne Ehrenström was born in Zweibrücken, Germany, to the Swedish Commendant of Stralsund in Swedish Pomerania, Lieutenant General Johan Frans Pollett, and the dilettante painter Johanna Helena von Pachelbel-Gehag. She was given a good education, and her first language at home was reportedly French, though she also spoke German, and was later to learn Swedish. Culture personality Between 1790 and 1803, she served as ''hovfröken'' to the queen of Sweden, Sophia Magdalena of Denmark, w ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1928 In Sweden
Events from the year 1928 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Gustaf V * Prime Minister – Carl Gustaf Ekman, Arvid Lindman Events Literature * '' Anna Svärd'', novel by Selma Lagerlöf Sport * 24–29 January – The World Table Tennis Championships were held in Stockholm Births * 24 March – Ivar Aronsson, Swedish rower (died 2017) * 2 June – Stig Claesson, writer (died 2008) * 29 June – Hans Cavalli-Björkman, lawyer * 15 July – Stig Andersson-Tvilling, footballer and ice hockey player (died 1989). * 15 July – Hans Andersson-Tvilling, footballer and ice hockey player. * 18 July – Stig Grybe, actor, comedian, writer and film director (died 2017) * 12 December – Ernst-Hugo Järegård, Swedish actor (d. 1998) * 21 December – Stig Sjölin, boxer (died 1995). Deaths * 6 February - Amanda Christensen, seamstress and business person (born 1863) * 21 June – Carl Axel Magnus Lindman, botanist (born 1856) * 20 Au ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ebba De La Gardie
Ebba De la Gardie (27 June, 1867 – 16 December, 1928) was a Swedish journalist. She has been called the first society reporter in Sweden.Berger, Margareta, Pennskaft: kvinnliga journalister i svensk dagspress 1690-1975 enholders: Female journalists in Swedish press 1690-1975 Norstedt, Stockholm, 1977 As a journalist, she was known under her signature Comtesse G.. She was the daughter of count Axel Otto De la Gardie and Fredrika Christina Falkenberg af Bålby. She wrote articles about fashion and high society for a number of papers such as ''Stockholms Dagblad'', ''Svenska Dagbladet'', '' Stockholms-Tidningen'' and the culture magazines ''Saisonen'' and ''Arte et Martei'' from about 1900 onward. She made regular trips to Paris and was known for her sharp tongue in regard to the excesses of fashion. She was mentioned by Hjalmar Söderberg Hjalmar Emil Fredrik Söderberg (2 July 1869 – 14 October 1941) was a Swedish novelist, short story writer, playwright and journalist ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1933 In Sweden
Events from the year 1933 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Gustaf V * Prime Minister – Per Albin Hansson Events * 1933 - Social Democratic Party's Agreement with the Agrarian Party - The Social Democrats evolved from a purely class party to a broader party for ordinary people by the agreement with the Agrarian Party in 1933 Popular culture Sports * 11–12 February – The ladies and pairs 1933 World Figure Skating Championships took place in Stockholm Births * 14 February – Jan Mårtenson, diplomat and crime novelist * 11 March – Sivar Nordström, orienteering competitor, co-founder of O-Ringen (died 2013). * 19 May – Carl Billquist, actor (died 1993). * 12 June – Ivar Nilsson, speed skater. * 13 June – Börje Carlsson, sailor. * 13 June – Sven-Olov Sjödelius, sprint canoer. * 24 June – Lars Wohlin, politician * 11 July – Per Myrberg, singer and actor (died 2023) * 12 August – Anita Gradin, politician ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jenny Brandt
Jenny Augusta Elisabeth Brandt (13 December 1867, Stockholm- 17 April 1933), was a Swedish ballerina. She was a student at the Royal Swedish Ballet, became a student premier dancer in 1888, and was a premier dancer (ballerina) in 1889-1902. Her noted roles include a youth in ''Undina'', "Franz" in ''Coppelia'' and the abbess in ''Robert''. She also performed in ''Brudköpet'' (The Bartered Bride), ''Gioconda'', ''Hungary'', ''Pas des manteaux'' (No Coats), ''Slavisk bröllops lek'' (Slavic Wedding Party), and ''William Tell William Tell (german: Wilhelm Tell, ; french: Guillaume Tell; it, Guglielmo Tell; rm, Guglielm Tell) is a folk hero of Switzerland. According to the legend, Tell was an expert mountain climber and marksman with a crossbow who assassinated Albr ...''. Upon her marriage, she retired from the stage. In 1902, Brandt married the mining engineer Karl Hjalmar Nordquist (5 August 1872–3 April 1944). They had a son, Nils Gustav Nordqvist (1904–1999), who w ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1941 In Sweden
Events from the year 1941 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Gustav V * Prime Minister – Per Albin Hansson Events * 20 January - The Trolleybus is introduced to Stockholm. * 25 June - 163rd Infantry Division (Wehrmacht) starts to travel through Sweden. Births * 3 February - Monica Nordquist Deaths * 3 January - Henning Ohlson, playwright and screenwriter (b. 1884) * 8 April – Gulli Petrini, women's rights activist (b. 1867) * 3 May – Selma Ek, operatic soprano (b. 1856) * 15 May – Anna Lindhagen Anna Lindhagen (7 April 1870 in Stockholm – 15 May 1941 in Stockholm) was a Swedish politician (Social Democrat), social reformer and women's rights activist. In collaboration with Anna Åbergsson, she was a leading force in the introduction ..., politician (b. 1870) References Years of the 20th century in Sweden 1941 by country {{Sweden-year-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |