1883 in Sweden
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Incumbents
Events
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- 13 June - Carl Johan Thyselius assumed the position of Prime Minister of Sweden succeeding Arvid Posse. He was the first Swedish Prime Minister who was not a noble man. (source: Swedish national enclyclopedia)
- 3 August: Amusement park Gröna Lund on the island of Djurgården in Stockholm is inaugurated.[1]
- - Swedish Peace and Arbitration Society is founded. It becomes one of the world's oldest peace organizations. (source: Svenska Freds official website)
- - Ellen Fries becomes the first female Ph.D holder.
- - Katarina Elevator, connecting Slussen with Sodermalm, becomes a prominent land mark.
- - IS Lyckans Soldater and Stockholm University Student Union were founded in the same year.
- - Swedish Chemical Society is founded to promote Chemistry in Sweden.
Births
- 17 November â Erik Granfelt, gymnast (died 1962).[2]
- 6 December â Anders Hylander, gymnast (died 1967).[3]
- 23 December â Hjalmar Cedercrona, gymnast (died 1969).[4]
Deaths
- 6 March - Cecilia Fryxell, educator (born 1806)
