1923 in Sweden
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Incumbents
Events
- 8 May â 30 September â The Liseberg amusement park opens in Gothenburg, Sweden, as part of the Gothenburg Tercentennial Jubilee Exposition.[1]
- The Equal Competence Law, granting men and women equal rights to all public positions and professions, is passed in Sweden.
Births
- 5 June â Bertil Haase, modern pentathlete (died 2014).[2]
- 11 February â Ruth Forsling, activist and politician (died 1985).[3]
- 25 July â Maria Gripe, writer (died 2007).
- 13 October â Viking Palm, wrestler (died 2009).[4]
- 20 November â Gunnar à kerlund, canoer (died 2006).[5]
- 30 December â Carl-Göran Ekerwald, novelist, essayist, literary critic and teacher.[6]
Deaths
- 19 January - Amalia Eriksson, businesswoman (born 1824)
- 20 March - Louise Flodin, journalist (born 1828)
- 8 November - Alfhild Agrell, writer (born 1849)
- 7 December - Clementine Swartz, actress (born 1835)
- 11 December - Kata Dalström, politician (born 1835)