1889 in Sweden

Events from the year 1889 in Sweden == Incumbents == Monarch – Oscar II Prime Minister – Gillis Bildt, Gustaf Åkerhielm == Events == 12 October Gustaf Åkerhielm assumed the position of prime minister - Sofia Kovalevskaya is appointed the first female university professor in Sweden. - The Yngsjö murder. - The Selander Company is founded. - Foundation of the Baptist Union of Sweden - First issue of the Stockholms-Tidningen - Foundation of the Royal Society of the Humanities. - The Swedish Social Democratic Party is founded. - Women eligible to boards of public authority such as public school boards, public hospital boards, inspectors, poor care boards and similar positions. - Foundation of the Sophiahemmet hospital in Stockholm. == Births == 23 May – Boo Kullberg, gymnast (died 1962). 18 October – Carl Bertilsson, gymnast (died 1968). 18 December - Alice Habsburg == Deaths == 14 July – Elma Ström, Swedish opera singer (born 1822) - Sophia Wilkens, pioneer in the education of students with Intellectual disability (born 1817) - Amalia Assur, first female dentist (born 1803) == References ==