1882 in Sweden
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Incumbents
- Monarch â Oscar II
- Prime Minister â Arvid Posse
Events
- Foundation of the Gefle IF.
- The Salvation Army is introduced in Sweden by Hanna Ouchterlony.
- Closure of the Rossander Course.
Births
- 7 January â Humbert Lundén, sailor (died 1961).[1]
- 16 May â Elin Wägner, writer, journalist, feminist, teacher, ecologist and pacifist: member of the Swedish Academy (died 1949).
- 25 May â Filip Ericsson, sailor (died 1951).[2]
- 9 July â Gustaf Kilman, horse rider (died 1946).[3]
- 17 July â Oswald Holmberg, gymnast (died 1969).[4]
- 14 August â Elin Brandell, journalist (died 1963).
- 2 September â Paul Isberg, sailor (died 1953).[5]
- 12 September â Sven Forssman, gymnast (died 1919).[6]
- 11 November â Gustaf VI Adolf, king (died 1973).
Deaths
- 1 April - Betty Deland, actress (born 1831)
- 11 November â Charlotta Almlöf, actress (died 1813)
- - Malla Höök, actress and courtesan (born 1811)
- - Anna Elisabeth Hartwick, lace industrialist (born 1796)
