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1857 In Sweden
Events from the year 1857 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Oscar I Events * 6 June – Wedding between Prince Oscar and Sophie of Nassau. * 12 June – Elfrida Andrée becomes the first female organist in Sweden. * A regulation of Gamla stan is proposed by A. E. Schuldheis and discussed in the parliament. Gets rejected two years later.Hall, Thomas (1999). Huvudstad i omvandling – Stockholms planering och utbyggnad under 700 år (in Swedish). Stockholm: Sveriges Radios förlag. . Births * 13 March – Hilda Sachs, journalist and women's rights activist (died 1935) * 21 April – Elisabet Anrep-Nordin, pedagogue (died 1947) * 27 October – Ernst Trygger, professor and politician (died 1943) * Amanda Horney, politician (Social Democrat), trade unionist and women's right activist (died 1953) Deaths * 2 April - Jeanette Granberg, playwright (born 1825) * - Halta-Kajsa, tradition bearer (born 1792) References Years of the 19th century in Sweden Sweden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1857
Events January–March * January 1 – The biggest Estonian newspaper, ''Postimees'', is established by Johann Voldemar Jannsen. * January 7 – The partly French-owned London General Omnibus Company begins operating. * January 9 – The 7.9 Fort Tejon earthquake shakes Central and Southern California, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (''Violent''). * January 24 – The University of Calcutta is established in Calcutta, as the first multidisciplinary modern university in South Asia. The University of Bombay is also established in Bombay, British India, this year. * February 3 – The National Deaf Mute College (later renamed Gallaudet University) is established in Washington, D.C., becoming the first school for the advanced education of the deaf. * February 5 – The Federal Constitution of the United Mexican States is promulgated. * March – The Austrian garrison leaves Bucharest. * March 3 ** France and the United Kingdom formall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1947 In Sweden
Events from the year 1947 in Sweden Incumbents * List of Swedish monarchs, Monarch – Gustaf V of Sweden, Gustaf V * Prime Minister of Sweden, Prime Minister – Tage Erlander Events *On 26 January Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Vasterbotten (second-in-line to the throne) was killed in a plane crash in Copenhagen, Denmark. * Karin Kock-Lindberg becomes the first female government minister. Births * 19 February – Ingvar Hansson, sailor. * 17 March – Hans Jacobson, fencer, Olympic champion from 1976 (died 1984 in Sweden, 1984). * 26 July – Gunnar Lund, diplomat and politician. * 5 September – Tommy Limby, cross-country skier (died 2008 in Sweden, 2008). * 30 October – Sven Melander, journalist and television presenter.(died 2022 in Sweden, 2022) Deaths * 26 January – Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Vasterbotten, Gustaf Adolf, prince of Sweden (born 1906 in Sweden, 1906) * 14 February – Mauritz Eriksson, sport shooter, Olympic champion from 1912 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1857 In Sweden
Events from the year 1857 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Oscar I Events * 6 June – Wedding between Prince Oscar and Sophie of Nassau. * 12 June – Elfrida Andrée becomes the first female organist in Sweden. * A regulation of Gamla stan is proposed by A. E. Schuldheis and discussed in the parliament. Gets rejected two years later.Hall, Thomas (1999). Huvudstad i omvandling – Stockholms planering och utbyggnad under 700 år (in Swedish). Stockholm: Sveriges Radios förlag. . Births * 13 March – Hilda Sachs, journalist and women's rights activist (died 1935) * 21 April – Elisabet Anrep-Nordin, pedagogue (died 1947) * 27 October – Ernst Trygger, professor and politician (died 1943) * Amanda Horney, politician (Social Democrat), trade unionist and women's right activist (died 1953) Deaths * 2 April - Jeanette Granberg, playwright (born 1825) * - Halta-Kajsa, tradition bearer (born 1792) References Years of the 19th century in Sweden Sweden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1792 In Sweden
Events from the year 1792 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Gustav III then Gustav IV Adolf Events * January - King Gustav III summon the Riksdag of the Estates to Gävle. * February - The Riksdag of the Estates is dissolved. * 16 March - Assassination of Gustav III: Gustav III of Sweden is assassinated by Jakob Johan Anckarström at a masked ball the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm. * 29 March - Gustav III dies and are succeeded by his minor son, Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden, under the guardianship of his uncle, Duke Charles. * The Funeral of Gustav III * 27 April – Jakob Johan Anckarström is executed for regicide in Stockholm. * July - Gustaf Adolf Reuterholm becomes a member of the guardian government and the de facto regent of Sweden. * 20 December – ''The Marriage of Figaro'' is given for the first time in Sweden at the Stenborg Theatre in Stockholm with Didrik Gabriel Björn and Eleonora Säfström.Johan Flodmark : Stenborgska skådebanorna (The Stenborg St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halta-Kajsa
Kajsa (Catarina) (1792, Agunnaryd - 1857), known as ''Halta-Kajsa'' (Limp-Kajsa), was a Swedish story teller and tradition bearer. She was an important co worker and source of information of Gunnar Olof Hyltén-Cavallius in his work of collecting old Swedish fairy tales and folk songs. Kajsa was illegitimate and therefore had no last name, and is in literature known and referred to by her nickname, Halta-Kajsa. Life She was born in the country parish of Agunnaryd in Småland as the illegitimate daughter of the farmhand Ingjerd Svensdotter by an unknown father, although the farmer Anders Persson was unofficially pointed out ha her father, and grew up with her mother and maternal grandparents in a cottage reserved for the parish destitute. She married her foster brother Johan Jönsson (1800-1842) in 1822 and lived her married life in Århult; despite their poverty, the family are described as cultivated within literature. As a widow she became a Crofting, crofter in Tumhult. Gunnar Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1825 In Sweden
Events from the year 1825 in Sweden Incumbents * List of Swedish monarchs, Monarch – Charles XIV John of Sweden, Charles XIV John Events * 3 February - Swedish Prison and Probation Service is founded. * 24 November - The Makalös fire. * - A motion in parliament suggest the abolition of the legal minority of adult unmarried women, but the reform is not given sufficient support.Ann Margret Holmgren: Kvinnorösträttens historia i de nordiska länderna (1920) The reform is raised again in 1844, 1850 and 1853, before being finally passed in 1858. * - The Gustavsberg porcelain is founded. * - ''Långholmens spinnhus'' is closed Births * 3 June - Sophie Sager, feminist (died 1902 in Sweden , 1902) * 5 January - Marcus Larson, painter (died 1864 in Sweden , 1864) * 5 January - Jeanette Möller, painter (died 1872 in Germany , 1872) * 5 February – Ferdinand Fagerlin, painter (died 1907 in Sweden , 1907) * 1 September - Sigrid Sparre, courtier (died 1910 in Sweden , 1910) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeanette Granberg
Johanna "Jeanette" Charlotta Granberg (19 October 1825 – 2 April 1857), also known by her married name ''Stjernström'' and by the pseudonym of ''Georges Malméen'', was a Swedish writer, a playwright, a feminist and a translator, who wrote plays for mainly the theatre Mindre teatern in Stockholm in the mid-19th century. She was praised as a great dramatic by her contemporaries. Biography Jeanette was born child of the writer and actor Per Adolf Granberg. She was the sister of playwright and theatre director Louise Granberg. From 1849 and forward, she was active as a translator and a writer of plays for the theatre. She debuted with the play ''Filantropen'' in 1847 and several of her plays were performed in the 1850-51 season. Among her more known plays were ''Läsarepresten'', a play in four acts, ''Fyra dagar af konung Gustaf III:s lefnad'', a historical play in four acts, and ''Tidningsskrifvaren'', a play in five acts, all of which were performed in the Royal Dramatic Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1953 In Sweden
Events from the year 1953 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Gustaf VI Adolf * Prime Minister – Tage Erlander Events *8 September – The first motorway in Sweden is inaugurated, and runs between Malmö and Lund. Births * 27 January – Göran Flodström, fencer. * 18 April – Bernt Johansson, cyclist. Exact date unknown * Eva Runefelt, novelist. * Niklas Rådström, poet. Deaths * 3 April – Algot Lönn, cyclist (born 1887). * 22 May – Hanna Grönvall, politician and trade union worker (born 1879) * 5 August – Sven Johansson, canoer (born 1912). * 7 August – Anna Johansson-Visborg, politician (Social Democrat), trade unionist and women's right activist (born 1876) * Amanda Horney, politician (Social Democrat), trade unionist and women's right activist (born 1857) References {{Years in Sweden Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanda Horney
Amanda Horney (1857–1953), was a Swedish politician (Social Democrat).Anne-Marie Lindgren & Marika Lindgren Åsbrink: Systrar kamrater! Arbetarrörelsens kvinnliga pionjärer'. Stockholm 2007 She belonged to the pioneers of the labour movement, the Social Democratic movement, as well as the women's rights movement in Sweden. She was co-founder and first chairman of Allmänna kvinnoklubben in 1892–1893, deputy chairman in 1919–1922, Board Member of the Kvinnokonferensen in 1907–1910, Board Member of the National Association for Women's Suffrage (Sweden) The National Association for Women's Suffrage ( sv, Landsföreningen för kvinnans politiska rösträtt, LKPR) was a part of the general suffrage movement and the national society for women's suffrage in Sweden. It functioned as a parallel to the ..., and Member of the Poor Help Board of the Klara Parish in Stockholm in 1920–1940. References Further reading * {{DEFAULTSORT:Horney, Amanda 1857 births 1953 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1943 In Sweden
Events from the year 1943 in Sweden Incumbents * List of Swedish monarchs, Monarch – Gustaf V of Sweden, Gustaf V * Prime Minister of Sweden, Prime Minister – Per Albin Hansson Events 10 March - 27 April – Norwegian Exhibition runs in Stockholm Births * 3 January – Jarl Alfredius, journalist (died 2009 in Sweden, 2009). * 6 February – Pelle Svensson, wrestler, Olympic silver medalist (died 2020 in Sweden, 2020). * 26 February – Johnny Höglin, speed-skater, Olympic champion in 10,000 metre from 1968. * 9 May – Anders Isaksson, journalist (died 2009 in Sweden, 2009). * 8 July – Anders Carlberg, politician (died 2013 in Sweden, 2013). * 30 November – Rolf Edling, fencer. Exact date unknown * Claes Hylinger, novelist, essayist, poet and literary critic. Deaths * 16 February – Yngve Holm, sailor (born 1895 in Sweden, 1895). * 26 May – Alice Tegnér, organist and composer, (born 1864 in Sweden, 1864). * 14 September ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernst Trygger
Ernst Trygger (27 October 1857 – 23 September 1943) was a Swedish jurist professor and conservative politician. He served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1923 to 1924. He also served as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1928 to 1930 in the government of Arvid Lindman. He was a member of the first chamber of the Swedish Riksdag from 1898 to 1937, and also leader of the conservatives in that chamber from 1913 to 1933. Biography Ernst Trygger was born on the island of Skeppsholmen in Stockholm, the Swedish capital. His father was military officer Alfred Trygger. Young Ernst made an astonishing career at Uppsala University, where he became Professor of Law in 1889. In 1891, Ernst Trygger married Signe Söderström, with whom he went on to have three children. In 1914 they had a large private villa built in Diplomatstaden, Stockholm, now home to the Swedish Bar Association. After being elected into the first chamber of the Riksdag, Trygger gained a reputation as a good debat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elisabet Anrep-Nordin
Elisabet Anrep-Nordin (21 April 1857 – 10 August 1947), was a Swedish educator and principal of a school for blind and deaf students from 1886 to 1921. She was also elected to the city council of Vänersborg in 1910. Early life Elisabet Anrep was born in 1857 in Skultuna, the oldest daughter of the eight children of nobleman Frans Gustav Anrep and Julia Ulrika Elisabet Mörner af Morlanda. Her uncle was genealogist Johan Gabriel Anrep. She was the first woman in Sweden trained as a pedagogue for deaf students, graduating in 1877. Career Anrep-Nordin initially worked as a swim teacher at Manillaskolan, a school for the deaf, which led to her interest in becoming an educator for the blind and deaf. She is regarded as a pioneer in her field and was the founder of ('School Home for the Blind Deafmute'), renamed the ('Queen Sophia Foundation') in Skara, and its principal in from 1886 1921. She visited Perkins School for the Blind in Boston in 1886, to study the methods used ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
