1909 in Sweden
Events from the year 1909 in Sweden
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Police officers guard streetcars during the general strike.
Incumbents
Events
- 6–14 February – The Nordic Games take place in Stockholm.[1]
- 4 August to 4 September – Swedish General Strike (The Great Strike of 1909)
- Introduction of the 8-hour day at the end of 1910s[2]
- 10 December – Selma Lagerlöf becomes the first woman to be given the Nobel Prize in Literature.
- The right for women to vote in municipal elections are extended to include married women, and women are made eligible to municipal councils.[3]
- The phrase "Swedish man" is removed from the application forms to public offices and women are thereby approved as applicants to most public professions.[4]
Births
- 12 January – Barbro Alving, reporter (died 1987)
Deaths
- 1 January – Ivar Arosenius, painter (born 1878)
- Elsa Borg, social worker (born 1826)
- Hanna Hammarström, industrialist (born 1829)
References
- Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of international games. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co. p. 473. ISBN 0-7864-1026-4.
- Schön, Lennart (2012). An economic history of modern Sweden. London: Routledge. p. 233. ISBN 9780415671309.
- Nordisk familjebok / Uggleupplagan. 15. Kromat - Ledvätska
- "Göteborgs universitetsbibliotek: Akademikeryrken". Ub.gu.se. 2010-11-17. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
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