1885 in Sweden
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Incumbents
Events
- 10 December 1885 â Härnösand becomes the first town in Sweden with electric street lighting, following the GÃ¥deÃ¥ power station being taken into use.[1]
- Date unknown - The newspapers Borlänge Tidning and Social-Demokraten are founded.
- Date unknown - Creation of the Wahlström & Widstrand
- Date unknown - Women are allowed to become members of the Swedish Publicists' Association, and 14 women are inducted as members.[2]
- Date unknown - Johanna Hedén founded Göteborgs Barnmorskesällskap (The Gothenburg Midwifery Association), the first union for women in Sweden.
- Date unknown - The governmental Girl School Committee of 1885 is established to reform female education: Sophie Adlersparre and Hilda Caselli are two of the members, making them the first female members of a government committee.
Births
- 13 January â Emil Johansson, tug of war competitor (died 1972).[3]
- 14 January â Oskar Bengtsson, footballer (died 1972).[4]
- 15 January â Claës König, nobleman, military officer and horse rider (died 1961).[5]
- 24 January â à ke Grönhagen, modern pentathlete and épée fencer (died 1974).[6]
- 25 January â Ivan Törnmarck, sport shooter (died 1963).[7]
- 26 January â Per Thorén, figure skater (died 1962).[8]
- 28 January â Julia Cæsar, actress (died 1971).[9]
- 6 February â John Klintberg, athlete (died 1955).[10]
- 10 February â Gösta Ehrensvärd, Navy officer (died 1973).[11]
- 12 February â Bror Meyer, speed skater.[12]
- 27 February â Ellen Rydelius, journalist, author and translator (died 1957).[13]
- 1 March â Gustaf MÃ¥nsson, sailor (died 1976).[14]
- 20 March â Karl Sundholm, rower (died 1965).[15]
- 3 April â Alrik Sandberg, wrestler (died 1975).[16]
- 1 May â Knut Torell, gymnast (died 1966).[17]
- 5 May â Albert Pettersson, weightlifter (died 1960).[18]
- 7 May â Axel Johansson, rower (died 1973).[19]
- 7 May â Gunnar Wingqvist, diver (died 1917).[20]
- 13 May â Theodor Bergqvist, wrestler (died 1969).[21]
- 19 May â Carl-Georg Andersson, wrestler (died 1961).[22]
- 14 June â Arvid à berg, hammer thrower (died 1950).[23]
- 17 June â Karin Ek, writer (died 1926).[24]
- 20 June â Brynolf Larsson, long-distance runner (died 1973).[25]
- 21 June â Henning Möller, athlete (died 1968).[26]
- 22 June â Karl Fryksdal, athlete (died 1945).[27]
- 2 July â Anders Almqvist, rower (died 1915).[28]
- 9 July â Tor Andræ, clergyman, professor, scholar of comparative religion and bishop (died 1947).[29][30]
- 16 July â Carl Jonsson, police officer, tug of war competitor, swimmer and author (died 1966).[31][32]
- 29 July â Sigurd Lewerentz, architect (died 1975).[33]
- 30 July â Carl Wilhelm Rubenson, mountaineer (d. 1960).[34][35]
- 8 August â Charles Luther, sprinter (died 1962).[36]
- 24 August â Ivar Ryberg, rower (died 1929).[37]
- 28 August â Eskil Brodd, diver (died 1969).[38]
- 30 August â Nils von Kantzow, gymnast (died 1967).[39]
- 14 September â Lili Ziedner, actress (died 1939).[40]
- 30 September â Frans Fast, tug of war competitor (died 1959).[41]
- 4 October â Nils Häggström, modern pentathlete (died 1974).[42]
- 9 October â Thor Ericsson, footballer (died 1975).[43]
- 7 October â Nils Hellsten, gymnast (died 1963).[44]
- 18 October â Gustaf Broberg, rower (died 1952).[45]
- 23 October â Elna Montgomery, figure skater (died 1981).[46]
- 25 October â Malcolm Svensson, track and field athlete (died 1961).[47]
- 27 October â Sigrid Hjertén, painter (died 1948).[48]
- 28 October â Per Albin Hansson, politician, prime minister (died 1946).
- 29 October â Ivan Lamby, sailor (died 1970).[49]
- 30 October â Leonard Peterson, gymnast (died 1956).[50]
- 23 November â Hugo Björklund, wrestler (died 1963).[51]
- 3 December â Gustaf Andersson, sport shooter (died 1969).[52]
- 7 December â Theodor Nauman, water polo goalkeeper (died 1947).[53]
- 8 December â Axel Lindahl, athlete (died 1959).[54]
- 15 December â Jacob Westberg, long-distance runner (died 1933).[55]
- 28 December â Carl-Gustaf Klerck, fencer (died 1976).[56]
- 30 December â Artur Cederborgh, actor (died 1961).[57]
- 30 December â Frank Martin, equestrian (died 1962).[58]
Deaths
- 1 January - Pilt Carin Ersdotter, famed beauty (born 1814)
- 27 January - Andreas Bruce, transsexual (born 1808)
- 11 January - Helga de la Brache, con artist (born 1817)
- 7 February - Betty Pettersson, first female university student (born 1838)