1829 in Sweden explained

Events from the year 1829 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Charles XIV John

Events

• 21 August – The coronation of queen Désirée Clary in Stockholm.
• - The Chalmers University of Technology is established.
• - Jönköpings SS is founded.
• - Midwives are allowed to use surgical instruments, which are unique in Europe at the time and gives them surgical status.^[1]

Births

• 21 January – Oscar II of Sweden, monarch (died 1907)
• 26 April – Eva Brag, journalist, novelist and poet (died 1913)
• 2 July – Martis Karin Ersdotter, businessperson (died 1902)
• 14 October – August Malmström, painter (died 1901)
• 3 December – Augusta Björkenstam, countess and businessperson (died 1892)
• Hanna Hammarström, inventor (died 1909)
• Emanuella Carlbeck, pioneer in the education of students with Intellectual disability (died 1901)

Deaths

• 17 March - Sophia Albertina, Abbess of Quedlinburg (born 1753)
• 9 November - Carl Gustaf af Leopold, poet (born 1756)

Notes and References

1. Stig Hadenius, Torbjörn Nilsson & Gunnar Åselius: Sveriges historia. Vad varje svensk bör veta (History of Sweden: "What every Swede should know")