Events from the year 1894 in

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Incumbents

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Oscar II Oscar II (Oscar Fredrik; 21 January 1829 – 8 December 1907) was King of Sweden from 1872 until his death in 1907 and King of Norway from 1872 to 1905. Oscar was the son of King Oscar I and Queen Josephine. He inherited the Swedish and Norweg ...

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

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Erik Gustaf Boström Erik Gustaf Bernhard Boström (11 February 1842 – 21 February 1907) was a Swedish landowner and politician who was a member of the Swedish Parliament (1876–1907) and the longest-serving Prime Minister of Sweden of the 19th century. He ...

Events

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is founded *3 December: The

Church of Sweden The Church of Sweden ( sv, Svenska kyrkan) is an Evangelical Lutheran national church in Sweden. A former state church, headquartered in Uppsala, with around 5.6 million members at year end 2021, it is the largest Christian denomination in Sw ...

Umeå City Church Umeå City Church ( sv, Umeå stads kyrka) is a church building located in central Umeå, Sweden between Vänortsparken and the north bank of Ume River. It was inaugurated on 2 December 1894, which was First Advent Sunday that year. History The ...

is inaugurated on First Advent Sunday. *Date unknown -

Kata Dalström Anna Maria Katarina "Kata" Dalström, née Carlberg (18 December 1858 – 11 December 1923), was a Swedish socialist and writer. She belonged to the leading socialist agitators and leftist writers in contemporary Sweden, and has been referred to as ...

is engaged as a lecturer for the Socialists *Date unknown -

Svartviks IF Svartviks IF is a Swedish football club located in Kvissleby. Background Svartviks IF currently plays in Division 4 Medelpad which is the sixth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Stadium in Kvissleby. The club is affil ...

is established

Births

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Aurora Nilsson Aurora Nilsson, also known as ''Rora Asim Khan'' (1 January 1894 – 1972), was a Swedish writer who became known for her autobiographical depiction, ''Flykten från harem'' ("Escape from Harem"), about her experiences in Afghanistan during he ...

, writer (died 1972) *21 March –

Hannah Ryggen Hannah Ryggen, born Hannah Jönsson (21 March 1894, Malmö – 2 February 1970, Trondheim), was a Swedish-born Norwegian textile artist. Self-trained, she worked on a standing loom constructed by her husband, the painter . She lived on a farm on ...

, textile artist (died 1970). * 6 July –

Edmund Lindmark Karl Edmund Lindmark (6 July 1894 – 11 February 1968) was a Swedish gymnast and diver who participated in the 1920, 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1920 he was part of the Swedish team that won the gold medal in the Swedish system event. In ...

, gymnast (died 1968). * 9 October - Agnes von Krusenstjerna, writer (died

1940 A calendar from 1940 according to the Gregorian calendar, factoring in the dates of Easter and related holidays, cannot be used again until the year 5280. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January *January ...

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Deaths

* 22 October –

Gillis Bildt Baron Didrik Anders Gillis Bildt (16 October 1820 – 22 October 1894) was a Swedish parliamentarian, military officer, baron and prime minister 1888–1889. Family Gillis Bildt was born in Gothenburg in 1820, son of Lieutenant-Colonel Daniel ...

, politician (born

1820 Events January–March *January 1 – Nominal beginning of the Trienio Liberal in Spain: A constitutionalist military insurrection at Cádiz leads to the summoning of the Spanish Parliament (March 7). *January 8 – General Maritime T ...

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Peggy Hård Margaretha Maria "Peggy" Hård (1825–1894) was a Swedish office clerk, counted as the first woman of her profession in Sweden. Peggy Hård was the daughter of the government minister count Carl Gustaf Hård and Anna Maria af Sandeberg. She and ...

, first woman clerk (born

1825 Events January–March * January 4 – King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies dies in Naples and is succeeded by his son, Francis. * February 3 – Vendsyssel-Thy, once part of the Jutland peninsula forming westernmost Denmark, becomes a ...

) * - Gumman Strömberg, fish seller, local profile (born

1830 It is known in European history as a rather tumultuous year with the Revolutions of 1830 in France, Belgium, Poland, Switzerland and Italy. Events January–March * January 11 – LaGrange College (later the University of North Alabama) b ...

) * 7 May -

Marie Sophie Schwartz Marie Sophie Schwartz née Birath (4 July 1819 – 7 May 1894), was a Swedish writer. She has since been referred to as the most successful female writers of the late 19th-century in Sweden. Life Marie Sophie Schwartz was born in Borås and was ...

, writer (born

1819 Events January–March * January 2 – The Panic of 1819, the first major peacetime financial crisis in the United States, begins. * January 25 – Thomas Jefferson founds the University of Virginia. * January 29 – Si ...

) * 28 January -

Elise Hwasser Ebba Charlotta Elise Hwasser née ''Jakobsson'' (16 March 1831 – 28 January 1894) was a Swedish stage actress. She was an elite actor and has been referred to as the leading lady of the Royal Dramatic Theatre in the mid 19th-century.Nordensva ...

, actress (born

1831 Events January–March * January 1 – William Lloyd Garrison begins publishing '' The Liberator'', an anti-slavery newspaper, in Boston, Massachusetts. * January 10 – Japanese department store, Takashimaya in Kyoto establ ...

)

References

Years of the 19th century in Sweden {{Sweden-year-stub