1857 in Sweden
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Incumbents
Events
- 6 June â Wedding between Prince Oscar and Sophie of Nassau.
- 12 June â Elfrida Andrée becomes the first female organist in Sweden.
- 6 October - Establishment of Swedish consulate in Bombay, India (now Mumbai)
- A regulation of Gamla stan is proposed by A. E. Schuldheis and discussed in the parliament. Gets rejected two years later.[1]
- An interim Swedish-Norwegian government is formed in Stockholm due to the King's deteriorating health.[2]
- Significant repercussions on imported goods following the 1857 Financial Crisis.[3][AI-retrieved source]
- The artist Johan Fredrik Höckert's painting Det inre af en lappkåta received a special honourable mention at the Paris Salon. The artwork was acquired by the Swedish Government to display at the National Museum of Fine Arts in Stockholm.
- Several protests for higher pay in Sweden's iron and steel factories.
- Devastating fire in the Mosebacke area in Stockholm leads to significant damage to property.
Births
- 13 March â Hilda Sachs, journalist and women's rights activist (died 1935)
- 21 April â Elisabet Anrep-Nordin, pedagogue (died 1947)
- 27 October â Ernst Trygger, professor and politician (died 1943)
- Amanda Horney, politician (Social Democrat), trade unionist and women's right activist (died 1953)
Deaths
- 2 April - Jeanette Granberg, playwright (born 1825)
- - Halta-Kajsa, tradition bearer (born 1792)
