1885 in Sweden
| Years in Sweden: | 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 |
| Centuries: | 18th century · 19th century · 20th century |
| Decades: | 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s |
| Years: | 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 |
Events from the year 1885 in Sweden
Incumbents
Events
- - The newspapers Borlänge Tidning and Social-Demokraten were founded.
- - Creation of the Wahlström & Widstrand
- - Women are allowed to become members of the Swedish Publicists' Association, and 14 women are inducted as members.[1]
- - Johanna Hedén founded Göteborgs Barnmorskesällskap (The Gothenburg Midwifery Association), the first union for women in Sweden.
- - The government comity of Girl School Committee of 1885 is established to reform female education: Sophie Adlersparre and Hilda Caselli are two of the members, making them the first female members of a government committee.
Births
- 15 January – Claës König, nobleman, military officer and horse rider (died 1961).[2]
- 16 July – Carl Jonsson, tug-of-war competitor (died 1966).[3]
- 28 October – Per Albin Hansson, politician, prime minister (died 1946).
Deaths
- 1 January - Pilt Carin Ersdotter, famed beauty (born 1814)
- 27 January - Andreas Bruce, transsexual (born 1808)
- 11 January - Helga de la Brache, con artist (born 1817)
- 7 February - Betty Pettersson, first female university student (died 1838)
References
- ^ Berger, Margareta, Pennskaft: kvinnliga journalister i svensk dagspress 1690-1975 [Penholders: Female journalists in Swedish press 1690-1975], Norstedt, Stockholm, 1977
- ^ "Claës König". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Carl Jonsson". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
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