1897 in Sweden
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Incumbents
Events
From the 1897 exhibition in Stockholm.
- The General Art and Industrial Exposition of Stockholm
- The Swedish Transport Workers' Union was founded.
- Sturehof is opened.
- Elsa Eschelsson become the first female with a Doctor of Laws in Sweden.
- Märtha Leth becomes the first formally educated and licensed female pharmacist in Sweden.
Sport
- IFK Eskilstuna founded
- Göteborgs FF founded
- Hammarby IF Bandy founded
- IFK Norrköping founded
Births
Per-Erik Hedlund, Olympic champion in 50 km in 1928.
- 22 March – Carl Munters, inventor (died 1989)
- 30 March – Martin Hindorff, sailor (died 1969).[1]
- 18 April – Per-Erik Hedlund, cross country skier (died 1975).[2]
- 5 July – Åke Häger, gymnast (died 1968).[3]
- 17 August – Erik Charpentier, gymnast (died 1978).[4]
Deaths
- 30 January – Robert Themptander, prime minister (born 1844)
- 12 September - Fredrika Limnell, salonnière, philanthropist, women's rights activist (born 1816)
- 14 December - Edvard Swartz, stage actor (born 1826)
References
- "Martin Hindorff". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- "Per-Erik Hedlund". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- "Åke Häger". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- "Erik Charpentier". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
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