1855 in Sweden

none 1855 Sweden Template:Year in Sweden: Swedish civil ensign (1844–1905).svg 90px Other events of 1855 Timeline of Swedish history thumb|Roddarmadamaren 1855 thumb|Sjöberg Högbergsgatan in summer, in 1850 Events from the year 1855 in Sweden Incumbents Monarch – Oscar I Events 1 January - The Telegraphynet between the most important cities in Sweden are completed. 1 July - The first Swedish Postage stamp. 4 May - Kyrkoplikt as well as all remaining forms of Public humiliation and Corporal punishments are abolished.Nordisk familjebok - The Great Awakening established in Sweden. - Inauguration of the Gothenburg Synagogue. - Lea Ahlborn is appointed royal printmaker, which formally makes her the first female civil servant in Sweden.Österberg, Carin et al., Svenska kvinnor: föregångare, nyskapare. Lund: Signum 1990. (91-87896-03-6) - Frederique Hammarstedt takes over the Hammarstedtska skolan. - KFUM Jönköping - Klosterskolan (Uppsala), the first training college for female teachers, is founded. - Svenska lärarinnors pensionsförening (The Society for Retired Female Teachers) is founded by initiative of Josefina Deland. - A reform abolishes the use of Pillory and the Pranger, by then already in practice outdated and seldom used. Births 25 April – Hjalmar Lundbohm, geologist and chemist (died 1926) 10 June - Hilma Angered Strandberg, writer (died 1927) 19 November - Anna Branting, journalist and writer (died 1950) 23 September - Ellen Fries, writer (died 1900) 7 December - Gunhild Rosén, ballerina and ballet master (died 1928) Deaths 25 January – Carolina Brunström, ballerina (born 1803) 15 February - Emilia Uggla, pianist (born 1819) 7 May – Wendela Gustafva Sparre, textile artist and a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts (born 1772) 27 August – Hans Olov Holmström, bishop (born 1784) - Marie Antoinette Petersén, violinist (born 1771) References 1855 Category:Years of the 19th century in Sweden Sweden