1883 in Sweden explained

Events from the year 1883 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Oscar II
• Prime Minister – Arvid Posse, Carl Johan Thyselius

Events

• 13 June - Carl Johan Thyselius assumed the position of Prime Minister.
• 3 August: Amusement park Gröna Lund on the island of Djurgården in Stockholm is inaugurated.^[1]
• - Swedish Peace and Arbitration Society is founded.
• - Ellen Fries becomes the first female Ph.D.
• - Katarina Elevator
• - IS Lyckans Soldater
• - Stockholm University Student Union
• - Swedish Chemical Society is founded.

Births

• 17 November  - Erik Granfelt, gymnast (died 1962).^[2]
• 6 December  - Anders Hylander, gymnast (died 1967).^[3]
• 23 December  - Hjalmar Cedercrona, gymnast (died 1969).^[4]

Deaths

• 6 March - Cecilia Fryxell, educator (born 1806)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Grattis Grönan!. Mitt i Östermalm. Henrik Engström. Swedish. 8 May 2013. 2 August 2022.
2. Web site: Erik Granfelt . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417071441/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gr/erik-granfelt-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 18 October 2014.
3. Web site: Anders Hylander . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417205201/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/hy/anders-hylander-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 18 October 2014.
4. Web site: Hjalmar Cedercrona . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417204522/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ce/hjalmar-cedercrona-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 18 October 2014.