1882 in Sweden explained

Events from the year 1882 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Oscar II
• Prime Minister – Arvid Posse

Events

• Foundation of the Gefle IF.
• The Salvation Army is introduced in Sweden by Hanna Ouchterlony.
• Closure of the Rossander Course.

Births

• 7 January  - Humbert Lundén, sailor (died 1961).^[1]
• 16 May – Elin Wägner, writer, journalist, feminist, teacher, ecologist and pacifist: member of the Swedish Academy (died 1949).
• 25 May  - Filip Ericsson, sailor (died 1951).^[2]
• 9 July  - Gustaf Kilman, horse rider (died 1946).^[3]
• 17 July  - Oswald Holmberg, gymnast (died 1969).^[4]
• 14 August  - Elin Brandell, journalist (died 1963).
• 2 September  - Paul Isberg, sailor (died 1953).^[5]
• 12 September  - Sven Forssman, gymnast (died 1919).^[6]
• 11 November  - Gustaf VI Adolf, king (died 1973).

Deaths

• 1 April - Betty Deland, actress (born 1831)
• 11 November – Charlotta Almlöf, actress (died 1813)
• - Malla Höök, actress and courtesan (born 1811)
• - Anna Elisabeth Hartwick, lace industrialist (born 1796)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Humbert Lundén . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417205246/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/lu/humbert-lunden-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 30 September 2014.
2. Web site: Filip Ericson . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417205118/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/er/filip-ericson-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 30 September 2014.
3. Web site: Gustaf Kilman . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417205239/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ki/gustaf-kilman-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 30 September 2014.
4. Web site: Oswald Holmberg . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417203527/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ho/oswald-holmberg-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 30 September 2014.
5. Web site: Paul Isberg . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417205217/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/is/paul-isberg-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 30 September 2014.
6. Web site: Sven Forssman . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417204426/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fo/sven-forssman-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 30 September 2014.