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1880 In Sweden
Events from the year 1880 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Oscar II * Prime Minister – Louis Gerhard De Geer, Arvid Posse Events * - The foundation of ''Norra Latin'' * - The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Sweden is established. * - Creation of the ''Svenska Historiska Föreningen'' Births * 22 February – Eric Lemming, athlete (died 1930). * 27 February – Olivia Nordgren, politician (died 1969) * 12 March – Henric Horn af Åminne, horse rider (died 1947). * 5 April ** Eric Carlberg, modern pentathlete, fencer and sport shooter (died 1963). ** Vilhelm Carlberg, sport shooter (died 1970). * 17 May – Gustav Hedenvind-Eriksson, writer (died 1967). * 30 June – Elisabeth Tamm, politician. (d. 1958) * 24 July –Kristian Hellström, athlete. (d. 1946) * 4 November – John Jarlén, gymnast (died 1955). Deaths * 22 July - Betty Ehrenborg, writer (born 1818) * 10 March - Thekla Knös, writer (born 1815) * 14 February - Christina En ... [...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] |
Gustav Hedenvind-Eriksson
Gustav Hedenvind-Eriksson (17 May 1880 – 17 April 1967) was a Swedish novelist. He made his literary debut in 1910 with the novel ''Ur en fallen skog''. Later novels are ''Vid Eli vågor'' from 1914, ''Järnets gåta'' from 1921, and ''På friköpt jord'' from 1930. His books often deal with his experiences as a logger, a navvy or a sailor, and are inspired by the oral storytelling he heard as a child in faraway Jämtland. He was awarded the Dobloug Prize The Dobloug Prize ( sv, Doblougska priset, no, Doblougprisen) is a literature prize awarded for Swedish and Norwegian fiction. The prize is named after Norwegian businessman and philanthropist Birger Dobloug (1881–1944) pursuant to his bequest. T ... in 1959. References 1880 births 1967 deaths Dobloug Prize winners Swedish male novelists 20th-century Swedish novelists 20th-century Swedish male writers {{Sweden-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1804 In Sweden
Events from the year 1804 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Gustav IV Adolf Events * - Jöns Jacob Berzelius discover cerium. * - Sofia Lovisa Gråå appointed principal of the Royal Dramatic Training Academy.Österberg, Carin et al., Svenska kvinnor: föregångare, nyskapare. Lund: Signum 1990. () ("Swedish Women; predecessors, pioneers") Births * 28 January - Carl Johan Billmark, painter (died 1870) * 8 May - Lapp-Nils, Sami musician (died 1870) * 19 August - Christina Enbom, opera singer (died 1880) * - Anna Johansdotter Norbäck, founder and leader of the religious movement '' Annaniterna'' (died 1879) * - Sophia Magdalena Gardelius, damask weaver (died 1881) Deaths * 4 April - Abraham de Broen, actor (born 1759) * - Anna Brita Wendelius, member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music and the Utile Dulci (born 1741) * - Marguerite Morel, ballerina, actress and singer (born 1737) * - Gustaf Björnram, mystic and spiritualist medium (born 1746) References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christina Enbom
Christina Wilhelmina Enbom (19 August 1804 – 14 February 1880) was a Swedish operatic soprano. She was active at the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm in 1819–26, in 1830–41 and 1850–57. She was one of the most notable opera singers in Sweden during the 1830s.Nordensvan, Georg, Svensk teater och svenska skådespelare från Gustav III till våra dagar. Förra delen, 1842-1918, Bonnier, Stockholm, 1917 Swedish theatre and Swedish actors from Gustav III to our days. First Book 1772–1842'/ref> Life Christina Wilhelmina Enbom was born to Johan Enbohm and Christina Catharina Norrmann in Stockholm. Operatic career Enbom was enrolled as a student singer of the Royal Swedish Opera (RSO) in 1819. She became a member of the opera chorus there in 1821, made her formal debut in 1823 and progressed to a soloist in 1824. On 1 July 1826, she abruptly resigned to marry sea captain, writer, and impresario Anders Lindeberg, who was then an influential person in Swedish culture life. Her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1815 In Sweden
Events from the year 1815 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Charles XIII Events * 23 October - Swedish Pomerania ceded to Prussia. * - Inauguration of the ''Fruntimmersföreningens flickskola'' in Gothenburg, a school founded to educate women to self-supporting professionals and the third to offer serious education to women.Gunhild Kyle (1972). Svensk flickskola under 1800-talet. Göteborg: Kvinnohistoriskt arkiv. ISBN * - Sophie Daguin and André Isidore Carey are recruited to the Royal Swedish Ballet. Births * 16 January – Uno Troili, painter (died 1875) * 10 May – Anders Ljungqvist, fiddler (died 1896) * 17 June – Thekla Knös, writer (died 1880) * 18 December – Egron Lundgren, watercolor painter (died 1875) * - Maria Cederschiöld (deaconess), (died 1892) * - Emilie Risberg, educator and writer (died 1890) * - Lotten Wennberg, philanthropist (died 1864) Deaths * 28 May – Charlotta Cedercreutz, artist (born 1736) * 10 August - Birger Martin Hall, botanist ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thekla Knös
''Thekla'' Levinia Andrietta Knös (17 July 1815, Uppsala – 10 March 1880, Växjö), was a Swedish writer, poet and translator. Life Her parents were the wealthy professor Gustaf Knös (d. 1828) and the literary upper class socialite Alida Maria Olbers, and she was given the education and accomplishments customary for upper class girls. She and her mother were both important members of the high society life in Uppsala, where they were described as "light beauties, genies of jokes, joy and poetry". Her mother hosted a literary salon, and Knös was raised in a cultivated but extremely sheltered environment in a home "where they, surrounded by flowers and paintings, lived a life which was allowed to mix with reality only when necessary".Thekla L A Knös, urn:sbl:11676, Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (art av Gösta Lundström), hämtad 2015-11-08. Thekla Knös was described as serious and cultivated, but sheltered and ignorant of all practical necessities of life, nervous and depress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1818 In Sweden
Events from the year 1818 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Charles XIII then Charles XIV John Events * 5 February - King Charles XIII of Sweden dies and are succeeded by Charles XIV John of Sweden. * 11 May - The coronation of Charles XIV John of Sweden in Stockholm. * 7 September - The coronation of Charles XIV John of Sweden as Charles III John of Norway, in Christiana (now Oslo). * - Gustafva Lindskog are appointed instructor in the first class for physical education and Physical therapy for females in Sweden at the Royal Central Gymnastics Institute (though formally, she was not given this position until 1849).Lindskog, släkt, urn:sbl:10658, Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (art av CHC), hämtad 2014-08-16. * - Bodø affair Births * 16 January – C. V. A. Strandberg, poet (died 1877) * 18 May - Gunnar Olof Hyltén-Cavallius, scholar of cultural history, librarian, theatre director, and diplomat (died 1889) * 27 May – Anton Niklas Sundberg, archbishop of Up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betty Ehrenborg
Betty Ehrenborg, married name Posse af Säby (22 July 1818 – 22 July 1880), was a Swedish writer, psalm writer and pedagogue. She is regarded as the founder of the Swedish Sunday school. Life Katarina Elisabeth (nicknamed Betty) Ehrenborg was the daughter of the noble Parliamentary Ombudsman Casper Ehrenborg and the writer Anna Fredrica Carlqvist. She was raised at the family estate Råbäck at Kinnekulle. Her sister Maria Ulrika (Ulla) Ehrenborg was the wife of Bishop Ebbe Gustaf Bring. In 1842, she and her mother moved to Uppsala to be near her brother, Richard, who studied at Uppsala University. In Uppsala, she attended several of the university lectures, though she was merely a member of the civil audience and not a student, and she became a part of the Uppsala intellectual life of the 1840s. She worked as a governess in 1846–1848. She got to know Swedish Baptist pioneer brothers Gustaf Palmquist and Per Palmqvist in 1851. Ehrenborg traveled to England around that tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Jarlén
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1946
Events January * January 6 - The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held. * January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into four Allied-occupied Austria, occupation zones. * January 10 ** The first meeting of the United Nations is held, at Methodist Central Hall Westminster in London. ** ''Project Diana'' bounces radar waves off the Moon, measuring the exact distance between the Earth and the Moon, and proves that communication is possible between Earth and outer space, effectively opening the Space Age. * January 11 - Enver Hoxha declares the People's Republic of Albania, with himself as prime minister of Albania, prime minister. * January 16 – Charles de Gaulle resigns as head of the Provisional Government of the French Republic, French provisional government. * January 17 - The United Nations Security Council holds its first session, at Church House, Westmin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristian Hellström
Kristian Hellström (24 July 1880 – 14 June 1946) was a Swedish middle-distance runner and a sports administrator. He competed at the 1906 Intercalated Games in the 800 m and 1500 m events and finished in fifth and third place respectively. At the 1908 Summer Olympics, he failed to reach the final of the 800 m event. Nationally, he won the 1500 m title in 1900 and 1901, as well as the 10,000 m title in 1902. He was also the German champion for the 1500 m in 1905. Hellström was a prolific sports administrator who founded his first sports club, ''IF Sleipner Stockholm'', in 1897 at age 17. In 1901, he launched the first cross-country race in Sweden. In 1912, Hellström became Secretary-General of the Organizing Committee of the Stockholm Olympics. He was also a founding member of the International Association of Athletics Federations World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation (from 1912 to 2001) and International Association of Athletic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1958
Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third overland journey to the South Pole, the first to use powered vehicles. ** Sputnik 1 (launched on October 4, 1957) falls to Earth from its orbit, and burns up. * January 13 – Battle of Edchera: The Moroccan Army of Liberation ambushes a Spanish patrol. * January 27 – A Soviet-American executive agreement on cultural, educational and scientific exchanges, also known as the "Lacy-Zarubin Agreement, Lacy–Zarubin Agreement", is signed in Washington, D.C. * January 31 – The first successful American satellite, Explorer 1, is launched into orbit. February * February 1 – Egypt and Syria unite, to form the United Arab Republic. * February 6 – Seven Manchester United F.C., Manchester United footballers are among the 21 people killed i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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