1856 in Sweden
Appearance
Years in Sweden: | 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 |
Centuries: | 18th century · 19th century · 20th century |
Decades: | 1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s |
Years: | 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 |
Events from the year 1856 in Sweden
Incumbents
Events
- 7 Maj - The Swedish Evangelical Mission is established.,[1]
- 29 September - Fredrika Bremer publishes her famous novel Hertha, which contributes to a great debate about reform within women's rights.
- 15 October – André Oscar Wallenberg establishes the Stockholms Enskilda Bank.
- - Revision of the Infanticide Act (Sweden).
- - Inauguration of the theater Folkan in Stockholm.
- - The Western Main Line, the main railway line between Stockholm and Gothenburg, is inaugurated.
Births
- 8 March - Cecilia Milow, author, translator, educator, campaigner and suffragette (died 1946)
- 3 September - Selma Ek, operatic soprano (died 1941)
- - Maria Cederschiöld, journalist (died 1935)
- - Anna Sterky, union worker (died 1939)
- - Karolina Widerström, first female physician (died 1949)
Deaths
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- - Elisabeth Charlotta Karsten, painter (born 1789)
- - Charlotta Öberg, poet (born 1818)
References
- ^ "I detta tecken" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Evangelical Mission. 2006. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
External links
Media related to 1856 in Sweden at Wikimedia Commons