1840 in Sweden

none September 2018 1840 Sweden Template:Year in Sweden: Ensign of Sweden and Norway (1815–1844).svg 90px Other events of 1840 Timeline of Swedish history thumb|Norrköpings Tidningar in 1840 Events from the year 1840 in Sweden Incumbents Monarch – Charles XIV John Events The Riksdag of 1840-1841 was a liberal breakthrough.Store Norske Lexikon, Sveriges historie https://snl.no/Sveriges_historie 15 July 2018 A decision was taken to introduce primary education.Det började med folkskolan http://www.skoltavlan.se/ 15 July 2018 Prison cell jails are introduced. Kockums Naval Solutions is founded. Arts and literature Morianen, eller Holstein-Gottorpiska huset i Sverige by Magnus Jacob Crusenstolpe Nyare dikter by Wilhelm von Braun Samlade vitterhetsförsök by Ulrika Carolina Widström Sara Widebeck by August Blanche Births 7 February – Ida Göthilda Nilsson, sculptor (died 1920) 13 June - Augusta Lundin, fashion designer (died 1919) 18 October – Hjalmar Edgren, linguist (died 1903) 8 December - Sofia Gumaelius, business person (died 1915) 21 December - Hilda Lund, ballerina (died 1911) Deaths June 2015 Lolotte Forssberg, possible daughter of king Adolf Frederick of Sweden (born 1766) Ebba Modée, courtier (born 1775) References External links 1840 Category:Years of the 19th century in Sweden Sweden