1903 in Sweden
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Incumbents
Events
- The National Association for Women's Suffrage is founded.
- Agnes Arvidsson becomes the first woman to graduate in pharmacology.
- Public medical offices open to women.[1]
- Forming of the Central Employers' Association (SAF)[2]
- The SAF game rather late in the labor union movement of Sweden
- Counterpart of the labor union, LO
- Acted as open cartel
Popular culture
Literature
- August Strindberg's novel Alone (Swedish: Ensam) is published.
Births
- 31 January â Ivar Johansson, wrestler (died 1979).[3]
- 26 May â Israel Ruong, Swedish-Sámi linguist and politician (died 1986).
- 21 June â Alf Sjöberg, theatre and film director (died 1980).
- 7 July â Gustaf Jonsson, Olympic cross country skier (died 1990).
- 13 July â Olle Hallberg, Olympic long jumper (died 1996)
Deaths
- 19 May â Carl Snoilsky, poet (born 1841)
- 27 July â Lina Sandell, hymn writer (born 1832).
- 14 September â Johanna Berglind, sign language teacher and principal (born 1816).
- March â Josefina Wettergrund, writer (born 1830)
