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1908 In Sweden
Events from the year 1908 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Gustaf V * Prime Minister - Arvid Lindman Events * 18 February - Inauguration of the new building of the Royal Dramatic Theatre. * 11 December - The Swedish Cross-Country Skiing Association is founded in Sundsvall. * - First female psychiatrist: Alfhild Tamm * - The first women are employed in the Swedish Police Authority.Dahlgren, Johanna (2007). Kvinnor i polistjänst (PDF). Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish) (Department of Historical Studies, Umeå University). . Retrieved 17 August 2015. * - Karolina Olsson awakes from 32 years of hibernation. Births * 21 January Bengt Strömgren, astronomer (died 1987) * 26 January - Gideon Ståhlberg, chess grandmaster (died 1967) Deaths * Amalia Planck, entrepreneur (born 1834) * 8 June - Frans Hedberg, dramatist (born 1828) References Years of the 20th century in Sweden Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Fallières Statsbesök 1908 - Livrustkammaren - 71299
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Karolina Olsson
Karolina Olsson (29 October 1861 – 5 April 1950), also known as "Soverskan på Oknö" ("The Sleeper of Oknö"), was a Swedish woman who purportedly remained in hibernation between 1876 and 1908 (32 years). This is believed to be the longest time that anyone has lived in this manner who then awoke without any residual symptoms. Life Olsson was born in Oknö near Mönsterås, the second-eldest of five children; her siblings were all brothers. She suffered a head wound while outdoors at age 14 on 18 February 1876, but seemed to recover from it quickly. On 22 February, she complained of a toothache. Her family believed that her tooth was sore because of witchcraft, and she was ordered to go to bed. However, when she fell asleep, she did not wake up. Her father was a fisherman and unable to afford a doctor, and the family relied instead on the advice of friends and the town midwife. Olsson's mother force-fed her milk and sugar water. Finally, the neighbors paid for a visit from a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1908 In Sweden
Events from the year 1908 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Gustaf V * Prime Minister - Arvid Lindman Events * 18 February - Inauguration of the new building of the Royal Dramatic Theatre. * 11 December - The Swedish Cross-Country Skiing Association is founded in Sundsvall. * - First female psychiatrist: Alfhild Tamm * - The first women are employed in the Swedish Police Authority.Dahlgren, Johanna (2007). Kvinnor i polistjänst (PDF). Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish) (Department of Historical Studies, Umeå University). . Retrieved 17 August 2015. * - Karolina Olsson awakes from 32 years of hibernation. Births * 21 January Bengt Strömgren, astronomer (died 1987) * 26 January - Gideon Ståhlberg, chess grandmaster (died 1967) Deaths * Amalia Planck, entrepreneur (born 1834) * 8 June - Frans Hedberg, dramatist (born 1828) References Years of the 20th century in Sweden Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1828 In Sweden
Events from the year 1828 in Sweden Incumbents * List of Swedish monarchs, Monarch – Charles XIV John of Sweden, Charles XIV John Events * - The wood trade is liberalized. * - ''Sällskapet till belöning för trotjänare'' is created."Sällskapet till belöning av trotjänare 1828-1978 - en historik" (in Swedish). Boktraven. Retrieved 20 October 2011. Births * 20 January – Johanna Sundberg, ballerina (d. 1910) * 9 February - Carl d'Unker, painter (died 1866 in Sweden, 1866) * 2 March - Frans Hedberg, dramatist, playwright, and poet (died 1908 in Sweden, 1908) * 6 August – Lotten von Kraemer, philanthropist (died 1912 in Sweden, 1912) * 17 September - Louise Flodin, journalist (died 1923 in Sweden, 1923) * 18 December - Viktor Rydberg, writer (died 1895 in Sweden, 1895) Deaths * 26 March – Elisabeth Olin, opera primadonna (born 1740 in Sweden, 1740) * 7 April - Helena Charlotta Åkerhielm, dramatist and translator (born 1786 in Sweden, 1786) * 1 Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frans Hedberg
Frans Theodor Hedberg (2 March 1828 – 8 June 1908) was a Swedish playwright and poet. He is also known by his pseudonyms: Esbern Snare, Palle Block, and Paul Qvitt. Biography He was born at Stockholm, Sweden. After growing up in an orphanage he tried various professions, including that of actor and wig-maker, before he set seriously to work as a playwright in 1854. Afterwards he was appointed a reader, and then teacher, at the Royal Theatre in Stockholm (1861), and later director of the New Theatre, 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 ... (1881). In 1883 he gave up this position to devote himself entirely to writing. His works include comedies, tragedies, adaptations, translations, vaudevilles, and poems. The best known of his plays is ''Bröllopet på Ul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amalia Planck
Amalia Planck (1834–1908), was a Swedish entrepreneur.Maria Amalia Gustava Planck, http://www.skbl.se/sv/artikel/AmaliaPlanck, Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon (artikel av Brita Planck), hämtad 2020-07-12. She was married to the adjunct professor Erik Wilhelm Planck. In 1880, she founded a sausage factory to supplement the family income, which became successful. She is known as the inventor of the sausage "Doktorinnan Plancks korv" ('Doctoress' Planck's Sausage'), which was popular in the charcuterie Charcuterie ( , also ; ; from french: chair, , flesh, label=none, and french: cuit, , cooked, label=none) is a French term for a branch of cooking devoted to prepared meat products, such as bacon, ham, sausage, terrines, ''galantines'', ''balloti ...s of Stockholm. References Further reading * {{DEFAULTSORT:Planck, Amalia 1834 births 1908 deaths 19th-century Swedish businesswomen 19th-century Swedish businesspeople Businesspeople in the food industry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1967 In Sweden
Events from the year 1967 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Gustaf VI Adolf * Prime Minister – Tage Erlander Events * 3 September – Sweden switches from driving on the left-hand side to the right-hand side of the road. The day is known as Dagen H. Births * 4 March – Jonas Edman, rifle shooter. * 17 April – Roger Johansson, ice hockey player. * 13 July – Roger Hansson, ice hockey player. Deaths * 10 February – Anders Hylander, gymnast (born 1883). * 14 May – Fausto Acke, gymnast (born 1897). Exact date unknown * Gustav Hedenvind-Eriksson, writer (born 1880). * – Ellen Hagen Ellen Helga Louise Hagen (''née'' Wadström; 1873–1967) was a Swedish suffragette, women's rights activist and politician. She was a member of the National Association for Women's Suffrage, the chairperson of Liberala kvinnor (Liberal Women) ... References Sweden Years of the 20th century in Sweden {{Sweden-year-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gideon Ståhlberg
Anders Gideon Tom Ståhlberg (26 January 1908 – 26 May 1967) was a Swedish chess player. He was among the inaugural recipients of the title International Grandmaster from FIDE in 1950. He won the Swedish Chess Championship of 1927, became Nordic champion in 1929, and held it until 1939. Ståhlberg came to fame when he won matches against star players Rudolf Spielmann and Aron Nimzowitsch in 1933 and 1934 respectively, and came third (after Alexander Alekhine) in Dresden 1936, and second (after Reuben Fine) in Stockholm 1937. In 1938 he drew a match against Paul Keres. Following the Chess Olympiad in Buenos Aires 1939, he stayed in Argentina until 1948, where he won many tournaments, some of them in competition with Miguel Najdorf: Mar del Plata 1941 (ahead of Najdorf and Erich Eliskases), Buenos Aires 1941 (tied with Najdorf), Buenos Aires 1947 (ahead of Najdorf, Eliskases and Max Euwe). His best results after returning to Europe were: the Interzonal of Saltsjöbaden 1948 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 In Denmark
Events from the year 1987 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch - Margrethe II * Prime minister - Poul Schlüter Events Undated Sports Badminton * Triton BK Aalborg wins Europe Cup. * 15 March Morten Frost wins gold in men's singles and Kirsten Larsen wins gold in women's singles at the 1987 All England Open Badminton Championships. Cycling * February – Johnny Weltz wins the Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise. * March – Rolf Sørensen wins the Tirreno–Adriatico cycle race in Italy. * May/June – Johnny Weltz wins the Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan. * Danny Clark (AUS) and Tony Doyle (GBR) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race. * Unknown date Hans-Henrik Ørsted wins gold in Men's individual pursuit at the 1987 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. Football * 14 October – Denmark qualifies for UEFA Euro 1988 in West Germany by defeating Wales in their last game in Group 6 of the UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying and thereby winning the group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengt Strömgren
Bengt Georg Daniel Strömgren (21 January 1908 – 4 July 1987) was a Danish astronomer and astrophysicist. Life and career Bengt Strömgren was born in Gothenburg. His parents were Hedvig Strömgren (née Lidforss) and Elis Strömgren, who was professor of astronomy at the University of Copenhagen and director of the University Observatory in Copenhagen. Bengt grew up in the professor's mansion surrounded with scientists, assistants, observers and guests. His father paced and promoted Bengt into a life with science, and Bengt's first paper was published already at the age of 14. He graduated from high school in 1925 and enrolled at the Copenhagen university. Only two years later, he graduated in astronomy and atomic physics, and during the following two years, he completed a doctoral degree, which was evaluated with the best marks in December 1929, when he was 21 years old. He gained a great deal of useful experience from his studies in theoretical physics at Niels Bohr's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Police Authority
The Swedish Police Authority ( sv, Polismyndigheten) is the national police force (''Polisen'') of the Kingdom of Sweden. The first modern police force in Sweden was established in the mid-19th century, and the police remained in effect under local government control up until 1965, when it was nationalized and became increasingly centralized, to finally organize under one authority January 1, 2015. Concurrent with this change, the Swedish Security Service formed its own agency. The new authority was created to address shortcomings in the division of duties and responsibilities, and to make it easier for the Government to demand greater accountability. The agency is organized into seven police regions and eight national departments. It is one of the largest government agencies in Sweden, with more than 28,500 employees, of which police officers accounted for approximately 75 percent of the personnel in 2014. It takes two and a half years to become a police officer in Sweden, includi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridgetunnel across the Öresund. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country, the third-largest country in the European Union, and the fifth-largest country in Europe. The capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a total population of 10.5 million, and a low population density of , with around 87% of Swedes residing in urban areas in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden has a nature dominated by forests and a large amount of lakes, including some of the largest in Europe. Many long rivers run from the Scandes range through the landscape, primarily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
