1857 in Sweden

none 1857 Sweden Template:Year in Sweden: Swedish civil ensign (1844–1905).svg 90px Other events of 1857 Timeline of Swedish history thumb|Cardon Ida thumb|Royal house of Sweden 1857 Events from the year 1857 in Sweden Incumbents Monarch – Oscar I Events 6 June – Wedding between Prince Oscar and Sophie of Nassau. 12 June – Elfrida Andrée becomes the first female organist in Sweden. 6 October - Establishment of Swedish consulate in Bombay, India (now Mumbai). A regulation of Gamla stan is proposed by A. E. Schuldheis and discussed in the parliament. Gets rejected two years later.Hall, Thomas (1999). Huvudstad i omvandling – Stockholms planering och utbyggnad under 700 år (in Swedish). Stockholm: Sveriges Radios förlag. 91-522-1810-4. An interim Swedish-Norwegian government is formed in Stockholm due to the King's deteriorating health.regjeringen.no 2007-12-03 Interim Government in Stockholm 1857 https://www.regjeringen.no/en/the-government/previous-governments/regjeringer-siden-1814/historiske-regjeringer/governments-1814-1905/norwegian-members-of-the-interim-governm-2/id506801/ 2025-05-16 Government.no en-GB The artist Johan Fredrik Höckert's painting Det inre af en lappkåta received a special honourable mention at the Paris Salon. The artwork was acquired by the Swedish Government to display at the National Museum of Fine Arts in Stockholm. Several protests for higher pay in Sweden's iron and steel factories. Devastating fire in the Mosebacke area in Stockholm leads to significant damage to property. Births 13 March – Hilda Sachs, journalist and women's rights activist (died 1935) 21 April – Elisabet Anrep-Nordin, pedagogue (died 1947) 27 October – Ernst Trygger, professor and politician (died 1943) Amanda Horney, politician (Social Democrat), trade unionist and women's right activist (died 1953) Deaths 9 January – Carl Wilhelm Nordgren, painter (born 1804) 2 April – Jeanette Granberg, playwright (born 1825) – Halta-Kajsa, tradition bearer (born 1792) – Anna Ehrenström, poet ( born 1786) References 1857 Category:Years of the 19th century in Sweden Sweden