1838 in Sweden

none in Sweden thumb|Rabulist riots. Events from the year 1838 in Sweden Incumbents Monarch – Charles XIV John Events 7 March – Jenny Lind as her breakthrough in Der Freischütz by Carl Maria von Weber at the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm. The state licensed brothels, London and Stadt Hamburg, open in the capital in an attempt by the city authorities to control the spread of sexual disease.Svanström, Yvonne, Offentliga kvinnor: prostitution i Sverige 1812-1918 [Public Women: Prostitution in Sweden 1812-1918], Ordfront, Stockholm, 2006 (Swedish) - Rabulist riots - First issue of Borås Tidning - First issue of Östgöta Correspondenten - Foundation of the philanthropic sewing society by Emilie Petersen. Births 12 April - Axel Elmlund, ballet dancer and stage actor (died 1901) 20 July – Paul Peter Waldenström, theologian (died 1917) 14 September - Hanna Ouchterlony, Salvationist (died 1924) 14 September - Betty Pettersson, first female university student (died 1885) 9 October - Hilda Petrini, watch maker (died 1895) 20 November - Hedvig Raa-Winterhjelm, actress and drama teacher (died 1907) 4 December - Hanna Winge, painter (died 1896) Deaths June 2015 23 March – Michael Anckarsvärd (born 1742) References 1838 Category:Years of the 19th century in Sweden Sweden