1855 In Sweden
Events from the year 1855 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Oscar I Events * 1 January - The Telegraphynet between the most important cities in Sweden are completed. * 1 July - The first Swedish Postage stamp. * 4 May - ''Kyrkoplikt'' as well as all remaining forms of Public humiliation and Corporal punishments are abolished. * - The Great Awakening established in Sweden. * - Inauguration of the Gothenburg Synagogue. * - Lea Ahlborn is appointed royal printmaker, which formally makes her the first female civil servant in Sweden.Österberg, Carin et al., Svenska kvinnor: föregångare, nyskapare. Lund: Signum 1990. () * - Frederique Hammarstedt takes over the '' Hammarstedtska skolan''. * - ''KFUM Jönköping'' * - Klosterskolan (Uppsala), the first training college for female teachers, is founded. * - ''Svenska lärarinnors pensionsförening'' (The Society for Retired Female Teachers) is founded by initiative of Josefina Deland. * - A reform abolishes the use of Pillor ...
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