Events from the year 1874 in

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Incumbents

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– Oscar II

Events

* 27 April – Hildegard Björck becomes the first Swedish woman to complete an

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. * In accordance with the recommendations of the progressive

Girls' School Committee of 1866 The Flickskolekommittén 1866 (Girls' School Committee of 1866), was a Swedish governmental committee established by the Swedish Parliament, the Riksdag, in 1866 to examine organization of female education in Sweden and produce suggestions of refo ...

, girls' schools which meet the demands are given governmental support. * In accordance with the

Wallinska skolan Wallinska skolan (Wallin School) or Wallinska flickskolan (Wallin Girls' School), was a girls' school in Stockholm, Sweden. Active from 1831 to 1939, it was one of the first five schools in Sweden to offer serious academic education and seconda ...

becomes the first girls' school permitted to administer the ''studentexamen'' for its students. * Married women granted control over their own income. * The inauguration of the

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. * Foundation of the

Långholmen Prison Långholmen Prison, officially Långholmen Central Prison ( sv, Långholmens centralfängelse), was historically one of the largest prison facilities in Sweden with more than 500 cells, located on the island of Långholmen in Stockholm. It was b ...

* Maria Stenkula opens the '' Malmö högre läroverk för flickor'' * Establishment of the '' Prästerskapets Änke- och Pupillkassa'', a retirement fund for widows of priests. * Foundation of the

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. * Foundation of the

Friends of Handicraft The Friends of Handicraft ( sv, Handarbetets vänner) is a Swedish association for the education, development, production and experimentation of advanced textiles and design. History The association was founded in 1874 by Sophie Adlersparre. From ...

Births

* 11 February –

Elsa Beskow Elsa Beskow ( Maartman; 11February 187430June 1953) was a famous Swedish author and illustrator of children's books. Among her better known books are ''Tale of the Little Little Old Woman'' and ''Aunt Green, Aunt Brown and Aunt Lavender''. Back ...

, author and illustrator (died

1954 Events January * January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany. * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...

) * 13 February – Elsa Lindberg, Swedish writer and princess of Persia (died

1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in Nor ...

) * 5 July – Anna Lang, harpist (died

1920 Events January * January 1 ** Polish–Soviet War in 1920: The Russian Red Army increases its troops along the Polish border from 4 divisions to 20. ** Kauniainen, completely surrounded by the city of Espoo, secedes from Espoo as its own ma ...

)

Deaths

* 11 February –

Zelma Hedin ''Zelma'' Carolina Esolinda Hedin née ''Bergnéhr'' ( Stockholm, 31 May 1827 – Stockholm, 11 February 1874) was a Swedish stage actress. She was an elite actress of the Royal Dramatic Theatre, where she belonged to the star actors in the mid ...

, stage actress (born

1827 Events January–March * January 5 – The first regatta in Australia is held, taking place on Tasmania (called at the time ''Van Diemen's Land''), on the River Derwent at Hobart. * January 15 – Furman University, founded in 1826, b ...

) * 23 March –

Gertrud Ahlgren Gertrud Olofsdotter Ahlgren (1782–1874), known under the name ''Hejnumskäringen'', was a noted Swedish cunning woman, active on Gotland in 1813–1870. She is a well-known figure in the folklore of Gotland. Early life Ahlgren was born ...

, cunning woman and natural healer (born

1782 Events January–March * January 7 – The first American commercial bank (Bank of North America) opens. * January 15 – Superintendent of Finance Robert Morris goes before the United States Congress to recommend establish ...

) * 21 June – Anders Jonas Ångström

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and one of the founders of the science of

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(born

1814 Events January * January 1 – War of the Sixth Coalition – The Royal Prussian Army led by Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher crosses the Rhine. * January 3 ** War of the Sixth Coalition – Siege of Cattaro: French garrison s ...

) * 6 November – Anders Selinder, ballet master (born

1806 Events January–March * January 1 ** The French Republican Calendar is abolished. ** The Kingdom of Bavaria is established by Napoleon. * January 5 – The body of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, lies in state in the Painted Hall ...

)

References

Years of the 19th century in Sweden

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