1918 in Sweden
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Events from the year 1918 in Sweden
Incumbents
Events
- 14 March â Eva Andén is elected the first female member of the Swedish Bar Association.
- 14 June - The Poor Care Regulation of 1918 replaces the Poor Care Regulation of 1871: it abolishes the poor houses, the Rotegång, Poor Auctions, and other outdated poor care methods.
- The forced registration and medical examination system of prostitutes is abolished.[1] The Svenska Federationen, having reached its goal, is therefore dissolved.
Births
- 16 January â Allan Ekelund, film producer (died 2009)[2]
- 17 May - Birgit Nilsson, operatic soprano (died 2005)[3]
- 14 July - Ingmar Bergman, director, writer, and producer in film, television, theater, and radio (died 2007[4])
- 22 July - Christer Strömholm, photographer and educator (died 2002
Deaths
- 3 April â Olof Palme, historian (born 1884)
- Hulda Mellgren, industrialist (born 1839)
- 29 June â Carl Cederström, pioneering Swedish aviator (b. 1867)