1884 in Sweden
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Events from the year 1884 in Sweden
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Incumbents
Events
- - The court case of the short story collection Getting Married by August Strindberg, one of the most known incidents of the ongoing so called Sedlighetsdebatten.
- - The women's organization Fredrika-Bremer-Förbundet is founded in Stockholm. It is followed by the woman's organisation Göteborgs Kvinnoförening in Gothenburg.
- - May - Karolina Widerström becomes the first woman to graduate in medicine in Sweden.
- - First issue of ATL Lantbrukets Affärstidning
- - The toy company Brio is founded.
- - First issue of Svenska Dagbladet
- - The nursing college Sophiahemmet University College is founded in Stockholm by the queen.
- - The appointment of the Workers' Insurance Committee
- Which led in turn to the 1889 Workers' Safety Act and the foundation of the Labor Inspectorate, as well as the 1891 National Health Insurance Act[1]
Births
- 7 January â Carl Gustaf Lewenhaupt, equestrian (died 1935)[2]
- 29 January â Rickard Sandler, 20th prime minister (died 1964)[3]
- 9 March â Carl Holmberg, gymnast (died 1909).[4]
- 11 March â Lewi Pethrus, minister and hymnwriter (died 1974)[5]
- 31 March â Axel Ljung, gymnast (died 1938).[6]
- 2 April â Gösta Adrian-Nilsson (died 1965)[7]
- 11 May â Otto von Rosen, military officer, sport shooter (died 1963)[8]
- 17 June â Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland (died 1965)[9]
- 25 May â Gösta Lilliehöök, modern pentathlete (died 1974).[10]
- 30 August â Theodor Svedberg, chemist (died 1971)[11]
- 1 September â Sigurd Wallén, actor (died 1947)[12]
- 4 July â Gustaf Malmström, wrestler (died 1970).[13]
- 30 November â Ture Rangström, composer (died 1944)[14]
Deaths
- 2 October - Carolina Granberg, ballerina (born 1818)
- 22 November - Wilhelmina Gravallius, writer (born 1809)
- Lovisa Charlotta Borgman, violinist (born 1798)
- Therese Kamph, educational reformer (born 1836)
