1878 In Sweden
Events from the year 1878 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Oscar II * Prime Minister – Louis Gerhard De Geer Events * 21 July - The Vega Expedition starts * August – Mission Covenant Church of Sweden is founded * 22 November - The Metric system is introduced in Sweden * 6 December - The Phonograph is introduced in Sweden * - First issue of ''Bohusläningen'' * - The Stockholm University is founded. * - The Eldkvarn fire. * - The ''Svenska Federationen'' is founded to stop the regulation of prostitutes.Svanström, Yvonne, Offentliga kvinnor: prostitution i Sverige 1812-1918 ublic Women: Prostitution in Sweden 1812-1918 Ordfront, Stockholm, 2006 (Swedish) It also questioned the sexual double standards that justified it, which also inspired the public sexual morality debate referred to as ''Sedlighetsdebatten''. * - The Swedish colony of Saint Barthélemy is bought by the French. Births * 4 January – Rosa Grünberg, actress and singer (died 1960) * 25 January – ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1878
Events January–March * January 5 – Russo-Turkish War – Battle of Shipka Pass IV: Russian and Bulgarian forces defeat the Ottoman Empire. * January 9 – Umberto I becomes King of Italy. * January 17 – Battle of Philippopolis: Russian troops defeat the Turks. * January 23 – Benjamin Disraeli orders the British fleet to the Dardanelles. * January 24 – Russian revolutionary Vera Zasulich shoots at Fyodor Trepov, Governor of Saint Petersburg. * January 28 – ''The Yale News'' becomes the first daily college newspaper in the United States. * January 31 – Turkey agrees to an armistice at Adrianople. * February 2 – Greece declares war on the Ottoman Empire. * February 7 – Pope Pius IX dies, after a 31½ year reign (the longest definitely confirmed). * February 8 – The British fleet enters Turkish waters, and anchors off Istanbul; Russia threatens to occupy Istanbul, but does not carry out the threat. * February ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Swedish Colony Of Saint Barthélemy
The Swedish colony of Saint Barthélemy existed for nearly a century. In 1784, one of French king Louis XVI's ministers ceded Saint Barthélemy to Sweden in exchange for trading rights in the Swedish port of Gothenburg. Swedish rule lasted until 1878 when the French repurchased the island. Background Following problems experienced by early French settlers, Saint Barthélemy was successfully colonized by French mariners in 1763. Attracted by the island's prosperity during the American Revolutionary War, Gustav III of Sweden agreed to exchange French trading rights in Gothenburg against Swedish colonization of the island. In addition to its fresh water sources, the island produced moderate amounts of cotton, sugar, cocoa, tobacco and fruits while it promised substantial revenue from trade through its natural harbour on the island's west coast. On 1 July 1784, the island became a Swedish possession. The king informed Sweden's privy council of the acquisition on 23 August. On 1 S ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1878 In Sweden
Events from the year 1878 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Oscar II * Prime Minister – Louis Gerhard De Geer Events * 21 July - The Vega Expedition starts * August – Mission Covenant Church of Sweden is founded * 22 November - The Metric system is introduced in Sweden * 6 December - The Phonograph is introduced in Sweden * - First issue of ''Bohusläningen'' * - The Stockholm University is founded. * - The Eldkvarn fire. * - The ''Svenska Federationen'' is founded to stop the regulation of prostitutes.Svanström, Yvonne, Offentliga kvinnor: prostitution i Sverige 1812-1918 ublic Women: Prostitution in Sweden 1812-1918 Ordfront, Stockholm, 2006 (Swedish) It also questioned the sexual double standards that justified it, which also inspired the public sexual morality debate referred to as ''Sedlighetsdebatten''. * - The Swedish colony of Saint Barthélemy is bought by the French. Births * 4 January – Rosa Grünberg, actress and singer (died 1960) * 25 January – ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1799 In Sweden
Events from the year 1799 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Gustav IV Adolf Events * - Coffee is banned: due to the opposition, this unpopular law is abolished again in 1802.Svenska folkets underbara öden / VII. Gustaf III:s och Gustav IV Adolfs tid 1772-1809 * - '' Maximum seu archimetria'' by Thomas Thorild Births * 13 March - Maria Dorothea Dunckel, playwright (died 1878) * 22 March – Fredrik Vilhelm August Argelander * 24 March - Nils Almlöf, actor (died 1875) * 31 October - Maria Fredrica von Stedingk, composer (died 1868) * 9 November - Gustav, Prince of Vasa, prince (died 1877) * 11 December - Charlotte Thitz, educator (died 1889) * Helena Larsdotter Westerlund, educator (died 1865) Deaths * * 2 February - Dorothea Maria Lösch, war heroine (born 1730) * 11 March - Anna Lisa Jermen, entrepreneur (born 1770) * 25 May - Barbara Ekenberg, entrepreneur (born 1717) * Anna Elisabeth Baer, ship owner (born 1722) * Anna Maria Brandel, industrialist (born 1 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dorothea Dunckel
Maria Dorothea Dunckel née ''Altén'' (13 March 1799 – 30 November 1878), was a Swedish poet, translator and playwright. Dunckel was born to the secretary Martin Altén and Kristina Dorotea Landwertz. She wrote her first theatre play-manuscript at the age of nine (1808), and after this, assisted her father with translations. Married in 1821 to the David Vilhelm Dunckel, vicar at the German parish of Stockholm, and from 1823, vicar at the German parish in Gothenburg Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has ....Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon Work * Receptet (translation, 1813) * Förlofningen (play, 1817) * Förstlingar (1824) * Dramatiska och lyriska försök (poems, 4 parts 1828–1832) Marie, en liten gÃ¥fva i bref mina unga landsmaninnor (1830) * Vilhelms brefvà ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1793 In Sweden
Events from the year 1793 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Gustav IV Adolf Events * 7 January - Ebel riots in Stockholm. * 9 March - Riot among students in Scania. * May - Reuterholm completes a defense treaty with revolutionary France. * 18 December - Magdalena Rudenschöld is the first to be arrested when the Armfelt Conspiracy of the Gustavian Party against the guardian government is exposed. * - The Royal Dramatic Theatre changes localities from the Bollhuset to Makalös in Stockholm, and the Bollhuset building is torn down. * - The Royal Dramatic Training Academy is regulated and given its organization by Anne Marie Milan Desguillons and Joseph Sauze Desguillons.Ingrid Luterkort: Om igen, herr Molander! Kungliga Dramatiska teaterns elevskola 1787–1964, 1998. Births * 27 February - Elisabeth Frösslind, opera singer and actress (died 1861) * 20 August - Ulrika Sofia De Geer, salonnière (died 1869) * 14 October - Erik Johan Stagnelius, romantic poet (died 1 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Caroline Ridderstolpe
Caroline Johanna Lovisa Ridderstolpe, née Kolbe (September 2, 1793 – October 8, 1878) was a Swedish composer and singer. Ridderstolpe was born in Berlin, the daughter of the chapel conductor, Carl Kolbe, and in 1816 married the Swedish governor, count Fredrik Ludvig Ridderstolpe. In 1832, she published the composition ''Sju SÃ¥nger'' (Seven Songs), dedicated to the Crown princess Josephine of Leuchtenberg. In 1834, ''Hvad är Glädjen?'' (What is Joy?) was published, dedicated to her late friend Josefina Benedicks, and in 1836 ''Nya SÃ¥nger'' (New Songs). Ridderstolpe was a student of Carl Maria von Weber. Caroline Ridderstolpe was inducted as an honorary member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music The Royal Swedish Academy of Music ( sv, Kungliga Musikaliska Akademien), founded in 1771 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden. At the time of its foundation, only one of its co-founder was a professional musician, Ferdin ... (chair 322) on March 26, 18 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1794 In Sweden
Events from the year 1794 in Sweden Incumbents * List of Swedish monarchs, Monarch – Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden, Gustav IV Adolf Events * 27 March - Neutrality treaty between Sweden and Denmark to protect trade. * 15 May - The free port status of Marstrand, the only one in Sweden, is removed. * 1 November - The first semaphore line in Sweden. * 23 September - Magdalena Rudenschöld is pilloried in Stockholm for her part in the Armfelt Conspiracy. * - Anna Leonore König inducted to the Royal Swedish Academy of Music. * - ''Rätt eller alla samhällens eviga lag'' by Thomas Thorild * - ''NÃ¥gra ord till min kära dotter, ifall jag hade nÃ¥gon'' by Anna Maria Lenngren * 1 August - A new sumptuary law (the last sumptuary law in Sweden) introduced a number of restrictions, among them notably the ban of the use of coffee, an extremely unpopular law, as coffee had by then been an everyday habit for all classes for decades, official farewell parties are held for coffee the days be ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Elias Magnus Fries
Elias Magnus Fries (15 August 1794 – 8 February 1878) was a Swedish mycologist and botanist. Career Fries was born at Femsjö (Hylte Municipality), SmÃ¥land, the son of the pastor there. He attended school in Växjö. He acquired an extensive knowledge of flowering plants from his father. In 1811 Fries entered Lund University where he obtained a doctorate in 1814. In the same year he was appointed an associate professorship in botany. He was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, and in 1824, became a full professor. In 1834 he became Borgström professor (Swed. ''Borgströmianska professuren'', a chair endowed by Erik Eriksson Borgström, 1708–1770) in applied economics at Uppsala University. The position was changed to "professor of botany and applied economics" in 1851. He was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1849. That year he was also appointed director of the Uppsala University Botanica ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1972 In Sweden
Events from the year 1972 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Gustaf VI Adolf * Prime Minister – Olof Palme Events *30 September – The Öland Bridge between mainland Sweden and Swedish Baltic Sea island of Öland is inaugurated. *On 28 November, Princess Sibylla, Duchess of Vasterbotten dies at age 64. She was the widow of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Vasterbotten (1906–1947), and mother of Crown Prince Carl Gustaf (future King of Sweden). Births * 20 January – Oscar Dronjak, guitarist * 17 February – Lars-Göran Petrov, singer and drummer ( Entombed and Morbid) * 23 March – Jonas Björkman, tennis player and coach * 29 April – Fredrik Kempe, songwriter and opera and pop singer * 19 May – Jenny Berggren, rock singer * 20 May – Andreas Lundstedt, singer and actor ( Alcazar) * 3 July – Henrik Fritzon, politician * 18 July – Fredrik Ã…kesson, guitarist * 3 August – Patrik Isaksson, singer and songwriter * 5 Septembe ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Anna Cervin
Anna Kristina Cervin (27 May 1878 in Holmedal, Sweden – 1972) was a Swedish artist, primarily known for her painting work. Early life Cervin was the daughter of August Cervin and Emma Brattén. Career and artistic style She studied at the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts in Stockholm between 1898 and 1903, at the Académie Colarossi in Paris between 1903 and 1904, and at the Harriet Backer School in Oslo between 1907 and 1908. She worked in Sweden. At first she mainly painted still life portraits and landscape paintings, mostly with oil. She became known for her skill copying family portraits and older paintings. She was featured in several Swedish artists' exhibitions and in the exhibition ''Fem mÃ¥larinnor'' in Värmlands Museum in 1948, and at Lund University's art exhibition in 1919. Her works are presented at the Nationalmuseum and in the Värmlands museum in Karlstad Karlstad (, ) is the 20th-largest city in Sweden, the seat of Karlstad Municipality, the capital ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1975 In The United States
Events from the year 1975 in the United States. Incumbents Federal Government * President of the United States, President: Gerald Ford (Republican Party (United States), R-Michigan) * Vice President of the United States, Vice President: Nelson Rockefeller (Republican Party (United States), R-New York (state), New York) * Chief Justice of the United States, Chief Justice: Warren E. Burger (Minnesota) * Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Speaker of the House of Representatives: Carl Albert (Democratic Party (United States), D-Oklahoma) * Senate Majority Leader: Mike Mansfield (Democratic Party (United States), D-Montana) * United States Congress, Congress: 93rd United States Congress, 93rd (until January 3), 94th United States Congress, 94th (starting January 3) Events January * January – Volkswagen introduces the Volkswagen Golf, Golf, its new front-wheel-drive economy car, in the United States and Canada as the Volkswagen Rabbit. * January 1 – Wa ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |