1885 in Sweden

none November 2023 1885 Sweden Template:Year in Sweden: Swedish civil ensign (1844–1905).svg 90px Other events of 1885 Timeline of Swedish history thumb|Bruno Liljefors-Anna Events from the year 1885 in Sweden Incumbents Monarch – Oscar II Prime Minister – Robert Themptander Events 10 December 1885 – Härnösand becomes the first town in Sweden with electric street lighting, following the Gådeå power station being taken into use.https://www.hemab.se/elnat/omvartelnat/elenshistoriaiharnosand.4.4217f32e1628bc6795e35a8.html Elens historia i Härnösand Härnösand energi och miljö Swedish June 2016 20 February 2021 26 October 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211026015039/https://www.hemab.se/elnat/omvartelnat/elenshistoriaiharnosand.4.4217f32e1628bc6795e35a8.html dead 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.Berger, Margareta, Pennskaft: kvinnliga journalister i svensk dagspress 1690-1975 [Penholders: Female journalists in Swedish press 1690-1975], Norstedt, Stockholm, 1977 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 thumb |right |100 px|Claës König, Olympic champion in 1920. thumb |right |100 px | Ellen Rydelius thumb |right |100 px | Karin Ek thumb |right |100 px | Tor Andræ thumb |right |100 px | Lili Ziedner thumb |right |100 px | Sigrid Hjertén 13 January – Emil Johansson, tug of war competitor (died 1972).https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/18130 Olympedia Emil Johansson 20 December 2020 14 January – Oskar Bengtsson, footballer (died 1972).https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/27200 Olympedia Oscar Bengtsson 19 December 2020 15 January – Claës König, nobleman, military officer and horse rider (died 1961).Claës König https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ko/claes-konig-1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200417204935/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ko/claes-konig-1.html dead 17 April 2020 Sports Reference LLC 16 October 2014 24 January – Åke Grönhagen, modern pentathlete and épée fencer (died 1974).https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/23414 Olympedia Åke Grönhagen 18 December 2020 25 January – Ivan Törnmarck, sport shooter (died 1963).https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/44293 Olympedia Ivan Törnmarck 18 December 2020 26 January – Per Thorén, figure skater (died 1962).https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/98248 Olympedia Per Thorén 18 December 2020 28 January – Julia Cæsar, actress (died 1971).https://skbl.se/en/article/JuliaMariaVilhelminaCsar skbl.se Julia Maria Vilhelmina Cæsar 20 December 2020 6 February – John Klintberg, athlete (died 1955).https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/76236 Olympedia John Klintberg 20 December 2020 10 February – Gösta Ehrensvärd, Navy officer (died 1973).https://runeberg.org/vemardet/1957/0253.html Vem är det: Svensk biografisk handbok 1957 Ehrensvärd, Gösta Carl Albert sv 20 December 2020 12 February – Bror Meyer, speed skater.https://runeberg.org/sportlex/5/0238.html Nordisk familjeboks sportlexikon Meyer, Bror sv 20 December 2020 27 February – Ellen Rydelius, journalist, author and translator (died 1957).https://skbl.se/en/article/EllenRydelius skbl.se Ellen Victoria Rydelius 18 December 2020 1 March – Gustaf Månsson, sailor (died 1976).https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/62893 Olympedia Gustaf Månsson 18 December 2020 20 March – Karl Sundholm, rower (died 1965).https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/39921 Olympedia Karl Sundholm 18 December 2020 3 April – Alrik Sandberg, wrestler (died 1975).https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/60120 Olympedia Alrik Sandberg 18 December 2020 1 May – Knut Torell, gymnast (died 1966).https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/31140 Olympedia Knut Torell 18 December 2020 5 May – Albert Pettersson, weightlifter (died 1960).https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/56746 Olympedia Albert Pettersson 19 December 2020 7 May – Axel Johansson, rower (died 1973).https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/39892 Olympedia Axel Johansson 18 December 2020 7 May – Gunnar Wingqvist, diver (died 1917).https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/50484 Olympedia Gunnar Wingqvist 18 December 2020 13 May – Theodor Bergqvist, wrestler (died 1969).https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/60013 Olympedia Theodor Bergqvist 18 December 2020 19 May – Carl-Georg Andersson, wrestler (died 1961).https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/60000 Olympedia Carl-Georg Andersson 18 December 2020 14 June – Arvid Åberg, hammer thrower (died 1950).https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/76025 Olympedia Arvid Åberg 18 December 2020 17 June – Karin Ek, writer (died 1926).https://skbl.se/en/article/KarinEk skbl.se Karin Valborg Ek 18 December 2020 20 June – Brynolf Larsson, long-distance runner (died 1973).https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/76248 Olympedia Brynolf Larsson 20 December 2020 21 June – Henning Möller, athlete (died 1968).https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/76313 Olympedia Henning Möller 20 December 2020 22 June – Karl Fryksdal, athlete (died 1945).https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/76155 Olympedia Karl Fryksdahl 18 December 2020 2 July – Anders Almqvist, rower (died 1915).https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/39851 Olympedia Anders Almqvist 20 December 2020 9 July – Tor Andræ, clergyman, professor, scholar of comparative religion and bishop (died 1947).https://runeberg.org/bioprast/1934/0007.html Biografisk matrikel över Svenska kyrkans prästerskap 1934 Andræ, Tor Julius Efraim Håkan Theodor Ohlsson sv 19 December 2020https://www.svenskaakademien.se/en/svenska-akademien/ledamotsregister/andrae-tor svenskaakademien.se Andræ, Tor sv 19 December 2020 16 July – Carl Jonsson, police officer, tug of war competitor, swimmer and author (died 1966).Carl Jonsson https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/jo/carl-jonsson-1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200417205314/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/jo/carl-jonsson-1.html dead 17 April 2020 Sports Reference LLC 16 October 2014https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/18132 Olympedia Carl Jonsson 20 December 2020 29 July – Sigurd Lewerentz, architect (died 1975).https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=11292 Svenskt biografiskt lexikon Sigurd Lewerentz Björn Linn urn:sbl:11292 19 December 2020 30 July – Carl Wilhelm Rubenson, mountaineer (d. 1960).1930 Rubenson, Carl Wilhelm Hvem er hvem? Hjalmar Steenstrup Steenstrup Hjalmar Aschehoug Oslo https://runeberg.org/hvemerhvem/1930/0354.html 354 no 3 February 2019Carl Wilhelm Rubenson Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Carl_Wilhelm_Rubenson no 3 February 2019 8 August – Charles Luther, sprinter (died 1962).https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/76293 Olympedia Karl August Luther 19 December 2020 24 August – Ivar Ryberg, rower (died 1929).https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/39917 Olympedia Ivar Ryberg 18 December 2020 28 August – Eskil Brodd, diver (died 1969).https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/50364 Olympedia Eskil Brodd 18 December 2020 30 August – Nils von Kantzow, gymnast (died 1967).https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/31143 Olympedia Nils von Kantzow 18 December 2020 14 September – Lili Ziedner, actress (died 1939).https://skbl.se/en/article/LiliZiedner skbl.se Ida Cecilia Maria (Lili) Ziedner 19 December 2020 30 September – Frans Fast, tug of war competitor (died 1959).https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/18126 Olympedia Frans Fast 18 December 2020 4 October – Nils Häggström, modern pentathlete (died 1974).https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/35059 Olympedia Nils Häggström 18 December 2020 9 October – Thor Ericsson, footballer (died 1975).https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/700331 Olympedia Thor Ericsson 18 December 2020 7 October – Nils Hellsten, gymnast (died 1963).https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/111099 Olympedia Nils Hellsten 18 December 2020 18 October – Gustaf Broberg, rower (died 1952).https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/39861 Olympedia Gustaf Broberg 19 December 2020 23 October – Elna Montgomery, figure skater (died 1981).https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/81867 Olympedia Elna Montgomery 18 December 2020 25 October – Malcolm Svensson, track and field athlete (died 1961).https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/76410 Olympedia Malcolm Svensson 18 December 2020 27 October – Sigrid Hjertén, painter (died 1948).https://skbl.se/en/article/SigridHjerten skbl.se Sigrid Maria Hjertén 18 December 2020 28 October – Per Albin Hansson, politician, prime minister (died 1946). 29 October – Ivan Lamby, sailor (died 1970).https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/62699 Olympedia Ivan Lamby 19 December 2020 30 October – Leonard Peterson, gymnast (died 1956).https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/31122 Olympedia Oscar Bengtsson 19 December 2020 23 November – Hugo Björklund, wrestler (died 1963).https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/60016 Olympedia Hugo Björklund 18 December 2020 3 December – Gustaf Andersson, sport shooter (died 1969).https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/44139 Olympedia Ivan Törnmarck 18 December 2020 7 December – Theodor Nauman, water polo goalkeeper (died 1947).https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/54741 Olympedia Theodor Nauman 20 December 2020 8 December – Axel Lindahl, athlete (died 1959).https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/76259 Olympedia Axel Lindahl 18 December 2020 15 December – Jacob Westberg, long-distance runner (died 1933).https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/76445 Olympedia Jacob Westberg 18 December 2020 28 December – Carl-Gustaf Klerck, fencer (died 1976).https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/23424 Olympedia Carl-Gustaf Klerck 19 December 2020 30 December – Artur Cederborgh, actor (died 1961).http://www.svenskfilmdatabas.se/sv/item/?type=PERSON&itemid=58838 svenskfilmdatabas.se Artur Cederborgh 18 December 2020 30 December – Frank Martin, equestrian (died 1962).https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/12377 Olympedia Frank Martin 20 December 2020 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) References 1885 Category:Years of the 19th century in Sweden Sweden