1881 in Sweden explained

Events from the year 1881 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Oscar II
• Prime Minister – Arvid Posse

Events

• - Åre railway station opened
• - Malexander Church

Births

• 26 May – Sten Dehlgren, military officer and newspaper editor (d. 1947).^[1]
• 8 July – Ruth Gustafson, social democrat, politician, social reformer (died 1960)
• 9 July  - Arvid Andersson, tug-of-war competitor (died 1956).^[2]
• 29 August  - Johan Hübner von Holst, sport shooter (died 1945).^[3]
• 5 October – Florence Stephens, heiress and landowner (died 1979)
• 18 November  - Gösta Åsbrink, gymnast (died 1966).^[4]

Deaths

• 26 march - Lovisa Åhrberg, surgeon and doctor (born 1801)
• - Sophia Magdalena Gardelius, damask weaver (born 1804)

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Sten F Dehlgren. Svenskt biografiskt lexikon . 1931. sv. 10 September 2018 .
2. Web site: Arvid Andersson . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417205136/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/arvid-andersson-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 17 October 2014.
3. Web site: Hübner von Holst . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417203529/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/vo/hubner-von-holst-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 17 October 2014.
4. Web site: Gösta Åsbrink . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417204444/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/as/gosta-asbrink-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 17 October 2014.