1864 in Sweden
| Years in Sweden: | 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 |
| Centuries: | 18th century · 19th century · 20th century |
| Decades: | 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s |
| Years: | 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 |
Events from the year 1864 in Sweden
Incumbents
Events
- The Skandinaviska Banken founded.
- The newspaper Dagens Nyheter begins its publication.
- June 18 – The Decree of Extended Freedom of Trade introduce complete freedom of trade in Sweden: unmarried women are granted the same rights within trade and commerce as men.[1]
- Husbands are forbidden to abuse their wives.[2]
- The gymnastics profession is open to women.[3]
- Queen Louise and Princess Louise takes lessons in ice skating for the pioneer Nancy Edberg, making ice skating socially acceptable for females.[4]
- Bertha Valerius appointed official photographer of the royal court.
- Women students are admitted as students at the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts without having to apply for a dispensation.[5]
- Foundation of the Statens normalskola för flickor.
- The famous trip of the Sami Maria Magdalena Mathsdotter to Stockholm.
Births
1931
- 20 January – Mathilda Malling, novelist (died 1942)
- 12 March – Alice Tegnér, composer (died 1943)
- 25 June – Ola Hanson, missionary (died 1927).
- 20 July – Erik Axel Karlfeldt, poet (died 1931)
- 27 November – Gustaf Boivie, sport shooter (died 1951).[6]
- 3 December – Anna Boberg, artist (died 1935)
- 17 December – Felix Körling, composer (died 1937).[7]
- 18 December – Per-Olof Arvidsson, sport shooter (died 1947).[8]
Deaths
- 2 January – Johan Gabriel Richert, jurist and politician (born 1784)
- 2 March – Brita Catharina Lidbeck, singer (born 1788)
- 28 May – Charlotta Deland, stage actress (born 1807)
- 4 November – Lotten Wennberg, philanthropist (born 1815)
- Wendla Åberg, dancer and actress (born 1791)
References
- ^ Mansdominans i förändring, om ledningsgrupper och styrelser: betänkande by Sverige Utredningen om kvinnor på ledande poster i näringslivet (SOU 2003:16). Stockholm: Edita Norstedts Tryckeri AB. 2003. ISBN 91-38-21953-0.
- ^ Palmquist, Christer; Widberg, Hans Kristian (2004). Millenium Samhällskunskap A (in Swedish). Bonniers. p. 317. ISBN 9789162259952.
- ^ Axianne Thorstenson (1918), Kvinnornas Stallning Inom Yrkena (PDF), Trykeri-A.-B. Ferm
- ^ Idun (1890): Nr 15 (121)
- ^ Österberg, Carin: Svenska kvinnor; Föregångare Nyskapare (Swedish women; Predecessors, pioneers) Signum, Lund (1990) (Swedish)
- ^ "Gustaf Boivie". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ^ "Felix Körling (1864-1937)" (in Swedish). Levande musikarv. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ^ "Per-Olof Arvidsson". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
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