Events from the year 1888 in

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Incumbents

* Monarch – Oscar II * Prime Minister –

Robert Themptander Oscar Robert Themptander (14 February 1844 – 30 January 1897) was a Swedish politician and public official who was Prime Minister of Sweden from 1884 to 1888 during the reign of King Oscar II, and Governor of Stockholm County from 1888 to 189 ...

, Gillis Bildt

Events

* 6 February – Gillis Bildt assumed the position of prime minister * 25 June – The

Umeå city fire The Great Fire of Umeå took place in 1888 and destroyed most of the city of Umeå in Sweden. The unusual windy weather conditions also contributed to two other fires on the same day in Sweden. Umeå took the opportunity to complete its plans to ...

destroyed most of the city of Umeå * 30 September –

Elizabeth Stride Elizabeth "Long Liz" Stride ( Gustafsdotter; 27 November 1843 – 30 September 1888) is believed to have been the third victim of the unidentified serial killer known as Jack the Ripper, who killed and mutilated at least five women in the Whitecha ...

is murdered in Whitechapel in London. * The Iron Ore Line is opened. * The trade union

Swedish Metalworkers' Union The Swedish Metalworkers' Union ( sv, Svenska Metallindustriarbetareförbundet often shortened in text and speech to simply ''Metall'') was a trade union in Sweden. History The union was founded in Stockholm on 21 May 1888, and had 555 members b ...

is formed. * The

mursmäcka Mursmäcka, also called or only , was an historical profession for women in Sweden. A mursmäcka was a female construction worker with the task of handing mortar during construction work. The profession is recorded from at least 1691 (though i ...

s launched a strike in Stockholm to raise their salary. This attracted a great deal of attention because of their gender, and the newspapers called it The Women's Strike. * The Women's Worker's Club, the first political club for women in Sweden, is founded by

Elma Danielsson Elma Danielsson née Sundquist (1 March 1865, Falun - 8 February 1936, Lomma), was a Swedish journalist and politician (Social Democrat). She was a journalist and temporary editor of the social democratic paper ''Arbetet'' from 1887 onward, and h ...

in Malmö. * The temperance activist

Emilie Rathou Emilie Rathou, née ''Gustafsson'' (8 May 1862 – 12 October 1948) was a Swedish journalist, newspaper editor and elected official. She was a temperance and women's rights activist. On International Workers' Day in Stockholm 1891, she was the fir ...

became the first woman in Sweden to demand the right for women suffrage in a public speech. * The ''

Fotografiska Föreningen Fotografiska is a centre for contemporary photography in the Södermalm district of Stockholm, Sweden that was founded by brothers Jan and Per Broman and opened on 21 May 2010. In March 2021, it merged with NeueHouse and is operated by Yoram Roth ...

'' (Photographic Society) is founded: the first woman, Anna Hwass, is made a member of the board. * The morganatic marriage between Prince Oscar and Ebba Munck cause a scandal. * 1888 Sundsvall fire

Births

* 26 January -

Lisa Steier Lisa Steier (''Anna Elisabeth'') (26 January 1888 – 28 August 1928) was a Swedish ballerina and ballet master. Biography Steier was born in Stockholm, and was a student of Gunhild Rosén, Hans Beck and Michel Fokine. She became a student at the ...

, ballerina and ballet master (died 1928). * 18 March –

Axel Janse Axel Johan Janse (18 March 1888 – 18 August 1973) was a Swedish gymnast. He was part of the Swedish team that won the gold medal in the Swedish system event at the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 19 ...

, gymnast (died 1973). * 26 March –

Elsa Brändström Elsa Brändström (26 March 1888 – 4 March 1948) was a Swedish nurse and philanthropist. She was known as the "Angel of Siberia" (german: Engel von Sibirien). Life and commitment Elsa Brändström was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia. ...

, nurse and philanthropist (died 1948) * 14 December –

Åke Lundeberg Åke Lundeberg (14 December 1888 – 29 May 1939) was a Swedish sport shooter who won two gold and one silver medals at the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of ...

, sport shooter (died 1939). * 18 December – Mauritz Eriksson, sport shooter (died 1947).

Deaths

* 21 July –

Victoria Benedictsson Victoria Benedictsson (March 6, 1850 in Domme – July 21, 1888) was a Swedish author. She was born as Victoria Maria Bruzelius in Domme, a village in the province of Skåne. She wrote under the pen name Ernst Ahlgren. Notable works include ' ...

, writer (born 1850) * 7 February –

Aurore von Haxthausen Aurore von Haxthausen (''Gustava Charlotta Märta Aurora'': 1830 in Daretorp in Västergötland – 7 February 1888 in Stockholm), known also by her artist pseudonym as Klara Kuhlman, was a Swedish author, composer, pianist and lady in waiting. ...

, composer (born 1830)

References

Years of the 19th century in Sweden

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