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1864 In Sweden
Events from the year 1864 in Sweden Incumbents * List of Swedish monarchs, Monarch – Charles XV of Sweden, Charles XV Events * The Skandinaviska Banken founded. * The newspaper ''Dagens Nyheter'' begins its publication. * June 18 – The Decree of Extended Freedom of Trade (Sweden), Decree of Extended Freedom of Trade introduce complete freedom of trade in Sweden: unmarried women are granted the same rights within trade and commerce as men. * Husbands are forbidden to abuse their wives. * The gymnastics profession is open to women. * Louise of the Netherlands, Queen Louise and Louise of Sweden, Princess Louise take lessons in ice skating from the pioneer Nancy Edberg, making ice skating socially acceptable for females. * Bertha Valerius appointed official photographer of the Royal Court of Sweden, royal court. * Women students are admitted as students at the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts without having to apply for a dispensation. * Foundation of the ''Statens normalskola ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1864
Events January–March * January 13 – American songwriter Stephen Foster ("Oh! Susanna", "Old Folks at Home") dies aged 37 in New York City, leaving a scrap of paper reading "Dear friends and gentle hearts". His parlor song " Beautiful Dreamer" is published in March. * January 16 – Denmark rejects an Austrian-Prussian ultimatum to repeal the Danish Constitution, which says that Schleswig-Holstein is part of Denmark. * January 21 – New Zealand Wars: The Tauranga campaign begins. * February – John Wisden publishes '' The Cricketer's Almanack for the year 1864'' in England; it will go on to become the major annual cricket reference publication. * February 1 – Danish-Prussian War (Second Schleswig War): 57,000 Austrian and Prussian troops cross the Eider River into Denmark. * February 15 – Heineken brewery founded in Netherlands. * February 17 – American Civil War: The tiny Confederate hand-propelled submarine ''H. L. Hunley'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Swedish Academy Of Arts
The Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts ( sv, Kungliga Akademien för de fria konsterna), commonly called the Royal Academy, is located in Stockholm, Sweden. An independent organization that promotes the development of painting, sculpture, architecture, and other fine arts, it is one of several Swedish Royal Academies. The Royal Institute of Art, an art school that was once an integral part of the Academy, was broken out in 1978 as an independent entity directly under the supervision of the Ministry of Education. History In 1735, Carl Gustaf Tessin set up a drawing school at Stockholm Castle, naming it the Royal Drawing Academy. It was modeled after French academies of the day as a gathering place for established artists and art connoisseurs. The painters Guillaume Taraval, Johan Henrik Scheffel, and Olof Arenius and the architect Carl Hårleman taught there, and the first group of students included Johan Pasch. In 1766, the academy expanded its activities following a parliamenta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustaf Boivie
Gustaf Carl Fredrik Boivie (27 November 1864 – 12 January 1951) was a Swedish sport shooter who competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He won the gold medal in the team 25 m small-bore rifle competition. He also participated in the following events: sports-reference.com * 30 metre rapid fire pistol – eleventh place * 25 metre small-bore rifle – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1931 In Sweden
Events from the year 1931 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Gustaf V * Prime Minister – Carl Gustaf Ekman Events *14 May – The Ådalen shootings: During a general strike in Ådalen, military troops fired gunshots into a crowd of demonstrants. Five persons were killed in the massacre, and five were injured. Births * 31 March – Göran Printz-Påhlson, writer (died 2006) * 15 April – Tomas Tranströmer, poet * 23 June – Ola Ullsten, politician * 16 July – Kjell Hansson, Olympic rower * 27 August – Sven Tumba, ice hockey player (died 2011). Deaths * 8 April – Erik Axel Karlfeldt, poet (born 1864) * 12 July – Nathan Söderblom, clergyman, archbishop (born 1866) * 13 October – Ernst Didring, writer (born 1868) * – Anna Sandström References 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 SwedenU ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Axel Karlfeldt
Erik Axel Karlfeldt (20 July 1864 – 8 April 1931) was a Swedish poet whose highly symbolist poetry masquerading as regionalism was popular and won him the 1931 Nobel Prize in Literature posthumously after he had been nominated by Nathan Söderblom, member of the Swedish Academy. Karlfeldt had been offered the award already in 1919 but refused to accept it, because of his position as permanent secretary to the Swedish Academy (1913–1931), which awards the prize.Gustav Källstrand ''Andens olympiska spel: Nobelprisets historia'', Fri Tanke Förlag 2021, ISBN 9789180203715 Biography Karlfeldt was born into a farmer's family in Karlbo, in the province of Dalarna. Initially, his name was ''Erik Axel Eriksson'', but he assumed his new name in 1889, wanting to distance himself from his father, who had suffered the disgrace of a criminal conviction. He studied at Uppsala University, simultaneously supporting himself by teaching school in several places, including Djursholms samskol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1927 In Sweden
Events from the year 1927 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Gustaf V * Prime Minister – Carl Gustaf Ekman Events * The Volvo car manufacturing company was founded in Gothenburg, as a subsidiary to the Swedish ball bearing factory AB. * Forex Bank established * The Norra Kvill National Park established. Arts and culture * The comic strip ''Kronblom'' was created by Elov Persson Births * 30 January – Olof Palme, politician (died 1986) * 30 April – Lars Hall, modern pentathlete, Olympic champion 1952 and 1956 (died 1991). * 7 May – Åke Hansson, footballer * 25 June – Kjell Tånnander, Swedish decathlete * 22 November – Gullan Bornemark, musician Deaths * 7 July – Gösta Mittag-Leffler, mathematician (born 1846) * 19 August – Johan Edman, tug-of-war competitor (born 1875). * 2 October – Svante Arrhenius, scientist (born 1859) * 24 December – Karl Oskar Medin Karl Oskar Medin (14 August 1847 – 24 December 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ola Hanson
Ola Hanson (June 25, 1864 in Åhus, Sweden – October 17, 1929 in St. Paul, Minnesota) was a Swedish-American missionary who worked with the Kachin people in Burma. Hanson came to the United States in 1881, settling in Oakland, Nebraska. He attended the Swedish Baptist (later Bethel) Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota, graduated from Madison Theological Seminary in Hamilton, New York, and was ordained in 1890. Hanson was sent to Kachin State in 1890 by the American Baptist Missionary Union to help William Henry Roberts, who was running a Kachin mission in Bhamo city, and was followed in 1892 by George J. Geis, who established a mission at Myitkyina. His team formulated an orthography for the Kachin language using the Latin alphabet, and created a grammar and Katchin–English dictionary. He then began translating the Bible into Kachin. Hanson established a mission in Namkham Namhkam ( my, နမ့်ခမ်းမြို့; shn, ၼမ်ႉၶမ်း; tdd, ᥘᥛᥳ ... [...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] |
