1897 in Sweden
| Years in Sweden: | 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 |
| Centuries: | 18th century · 19th century · 20th century |
| Decades: | 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s |
| Years: | 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 |
Events from the year 1897 in Sweden
Incumbents
Events
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- 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.
Sport
- IFK Eskilstuna founded
- Göteborgs FF founded
- Hammarby IF Bandy founded
- IFK Norrköping founded
Births
- 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, salonniére, philanthropist, women's rights activist (born 1816)
References
- ^ "Martin Hindorff". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ "Per-Erik Hedlund". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ "Åke Häger". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ "Erik Charpentier". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
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