Events from the year 1836 in

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Births

* 21 March –

Bertha Tammelin ''Bertha'' Carolina Mathilda Tammelin, née ''Bock'' (Stockholm, 21 March 1836 – 2 January 1915) was a Swedish actress, operatic mezzo-soprano, pianist, composer and drama teacher.Österberg, Carin et al., ''Svenska kvinnor: föregångare, nysk ...

, operatic mezzo soprano (died

1915 Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January * January – British physicist Sir Joseph Larmor publishes his observations on "The Influence of Local Atmospheric Cooling on Astronomical Refraction". *January 1 ...

) * 24 March –

Eufrosyne Abrahamson Eufrosyne Abrahamson (née Leman; 24 March 1836 – 7 February 1869) was a Swedish soprano. Biography Born in Stockholm, Abrahamson was the daughter of Jewish parents, merchant John Leman and his wife Emma Jacobson. She began operatic studies ...

, Swedish soprano (died

1869 Events January–March * January 3 – Abdur Rahman Khan is defeated at Tinah Khan, and exiled from Afghanistan. * January 5 – Scotland's oldest professional football team, Kilmarnock F.C., is founded. * January 20 – E ...

) * 12 October -

Lars Olsson Smith Lars Olsson Smith (12 October 1836 in Kiaby – 9 December 1913 in Karlskrona), also L.O. Smith, was a Swedish spirits manufacturer and politician. He was called "The King of Spirits" (''Brännvinskungen'') because of his domination of spirits ...

, politician and manufacturer (died

1913 Events January * January 5 – First Balkan War: Battle of Lemnos (1913), Battle of Lemnos – Greek admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis forces the Turkish fleet to retreat to its base within the Dardanelles, from which it will not ven ...

) * 22 September -

Fredrique Paijkull Fredrika "Fredrique" Augusta Paijkull, née ''Broström'' (22 September 1836–1899) was a Swedish educator. She was a pioneer for the Folk high school in Sweden. She opened the first Folk high school for females in Sweden. Life Paijkull was ...

, educational reformer (died

1899 Events January 1899 * January 1 ** Spanish rule ends in Cuba, concluding 400 years of the Spanish Empire in the Americas. ** Queens and Staten Island become administratively part of New York City. * January 2 – **Bolivia sets up a c ...

) *

Hilda Caselli Hilda Wilhelmina Josefina Caselli, or ''Casselli'' (1836-22 August 1903) was a Swedish reform educator. She played an important role in the debate of educational issues and women's education in Sweden in the late 19th century. She served as princi ...

, educational reformer (died

1903 Events January * January 1 – Edward VII is proclaimed Emperor of India. * January 19 – The first west–east transatlantic radio broadcast is made from the United States to England (the first east–west broadcast having been ...

) *

Therese Kamph Therese Kamph (1836–1884), was a Swedish educator. She was the principal of the ''Kjellbergska flickskolan'' in Gothenburg from 1872 until her death in 1884. She is credited with having developed the school to one of the foremost institutions ...

, educational reformer (died

1884 Events January–March * January 4 – The Fabian Society is founded in London. * January 5 – Gilbert and Sullivan's ''Princess Ida'' premières at the Savoy Theatre, London. * January 18 – Dr. William Price atte ...

)

Deaths

* 28 February -

Aurora Liljenroth Clara ''Aurora'' Liljenroth (7 June 1772 – 28 February 1836), also incorrectly referred to as ''Charlotta Liljeroth'', was a Swedish scholar. She was one of few contemporary women to have attended and graduated from the gymnasium (1788) befo ...

, scholar (born

1772 Events January–March * January 10 – Shah Alam II, the Mughal Emperor of India, makes a triumphant return to Delhi 15 years after having been forced to flee. * January 17 – Johann Friedrich Struensee and Queen Carolin ...

) * 6 March -

Henriette Löfman Henriette Löfman (23 August 1784 – 6 March 1836, Örby, Västergötland) was a Swedish composer. She was married on 15 February 1822 to the nobleman general lieutenant Casimir Reuterskiöld (1770–1848). She mainly composed works for harp ...

, composer (born

1784 Events January–March * January 6 – Treaty of Constantinople: The Ottoman Empire agrees to Russia's annexation of the Crimea. * January 14 – The Congress of the United States ratifies the Treaty of Paris with Great Brit ...

) * 2 December –

Carl von Rosenstein Carl von Rosenstein (born Carl Aurivillius; 13 May 1766 – 2 December 1836) was the Church of Sweden Bishop of Linköping from 1809 to 1819 and Archbishop of Uppsala from 1819 to 1836. Biography Rosenstein was born in Uppsala, Sweden. He was ...

, archbishop (born

1766 Events January–March * January 1 – Charles Edward Stuart ("Bonnie Prince Charlie") becomes the new Stuart claimant to the throne of Great Britain, as King Charles III, and figurehead for Jacobitism. * January 14 – Chr ...

) *

Caroline Gother Caroline Gother (1761–1836) was a Swedish banker. She was born to Maria Elisabeth Bedoir (1726–1783) and the rich merchant and city official Engelbert Gother (1708–1775). Her father died bankrupted and her sisters swiftly married to support ...

, banker (born

1761 Events January–March * January 14 – Third Battle of Panipat: Ahmad Shah Durrani and his coalition decisively defeat the Maratha Confederacy, and restore the Mughal Empire to Shah Alam II. * January 16 – Siege of Pondi ...

)

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Years of the 19th century in Sweden

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