1885 in Sweden explained

Events from the year 1885 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Oscar II
• Prime Minister – Robert Themptander

Events

• 10 December 1885 – Härnösand becomes the first town in Sweden with electric street lighting, following the Gådeå power station being taken into use.^[1]
• Date unknown - The newspapers Borlänge Tidning and Social-Demokraten are founded.
• Date unknown - Creation of the Wahlström & Widstrand
• Date unknown - Women are allowed to become members of the Swedish Publicists' Association, and 14 women are inducted as members.^[2]
• Date unknown - Johanna Hedén founded Göteborgs Barnmorskesällskap (The Gothenburg Midwifery Association), the first union for women in Sweden.
• Date unknown - The governmental Girl School Committee of 1885 is established to reform female education: Sophie Adlersparre and Hilda Caselli are two of the members, making them the first female members of a government committee.

Births

• 13 January – Emil Johansson, tug of war competitor (died 1972).^[3]
• 14 January – Oskar Bengtsson, footballer (died 1972).^[4]
• 15 January  - Claës König, nobleman, military officer and horse rider (died 1961).^[5]
• 24 January – Åke Grönhagen, modern pentathlete and épée fencer (died 1974).^[6]
• 25 January – Ivan Törnmarck, sport shooter (died 1963).^[7]
• 26 January – Per Thorén, figure skater (died 1962).^[8]
• 28 January – Julia Cæsar, actress (died 1971).^[9]
• 6 February – John Klintberg, athlete (died 1955).^[10]
• 10 February – Gösta Ehrensvärd, Navy officer (died 1973).^[11]
• 12 February – Bror Meyer, speed skater.^[12]
• 27 February – Ellen Rydelius, journalist, author and translator (died 1957).^[13]
• 1 March – Gustaf Månsson, sailor (died 1976).^[14]
• 20 March – Karl Sundholm, rower (died 1965).^[15]
• 3 April – Alrik Sandberg, wrestler (died 1975).^[16]
• 1 May – Knut Torell, gymnast (died 1966).^[17]
• 5 May – Albert Pettersson, weightlifter (died 1960).^[18]
• 7 May – Axel Johansson, rower (died 1973).^[19]
• 7 May – Gunnar Wingqvist, diver (died 1917).^[20]
• 13 May – Theodor Bergqvist, wrestler (died 1969).^[21]
• 19 May – Carl-Georg Andersson, wrestler (died 1961).^[22]
• 14 June – Arvid Åberg, hammer thrower (died 1950).^[23]
• 17 June – Karin Ek, writer (died 1926).^[24]
• 20 June – Brynolf Larsson, long-distance runner (died 1973).^[25]
• 21 June – Henning Möller, athlete (died 1968).^[26]
• 22 June – Karl Fryksdal, athlete (died 1945).^[27]
• 2 July – Anders Almqvist, rower (died 1915).^[28]
• 9 July – Tor Andræ, clergyman, professor, scholar of comparative religion and bishop (died 1947).^{[29] [30]}
• 16 July  - Carl Jonsson, police officer, tug of war competitor, swimmer and author (died 1966).^{[31] [32]}
• 29 July – Sigurd Lewerentz, architect (died 1975).^[33]
• 30 July – Carl Wilhelm Rubenson, mountaineer (d. 1960).^{[34] [35]}
• 8 August – Charles Luther, sprinter (died 1962).^[36]
• 24 August – Ivar Ryberg, rower (died 1929).^[37]
• 28 August – Eskil Brodd, diver (died 1969).^[38]
• 30 August – Nils von Kantzow, gymnast (died 1967).^[39]
• 14 September – Lili Ziedner, actress (died 1939).^[40]
• 30 September – Frans Fast, tug of war competitor (died 1959).^[41]
• 4 October – Nils Häggström, modern pentathlete (died 1974).^[42]
• 9 October – Thor Ericsson, footballer (died 1975).^[43]
• 7 October – Nils Hellsten, gymnast (died 1963).^[44]
• 18 October – Gustaf Broberg, rower (died 1952).^[45]
• 23 October – Elna Montgomery, figure skater (died 1981).^[46]
• 25 October – Malcolm Svensson, track and field athlete (died 1961).^[47]
• 27 October – Sigrid Hjertén, painter (died 1948).^[48]
• 28 October  - Per Albin Hansson, politician, prime minister (died 1946).
• 29 October – Ivan Lamby, sailor (died 1970).^[49]
• 30 October – Leonard Peterson, gymnast (died 1956).^[50]
• 23 November – Hugo Björklund, wrestler (died 1963).^[51]
• 3 December – Gustaf Andersson, sport shooter (died 1969).^[52]
• 7 December – Theodor Nauman, water polo goalkeeper (died 1947).^[53]
• 8 December – Axel Lindahl, athlete (died 1959).^[54]
• 15 December – Jacob Westberg, long-distance runner (died 1933).^[55]
• 28 December – Carl-Gustaf Klerck, fencer (died 1976).^[56]
• 30 December – Artur Cederborgh, actor (died 1961).^[57]
• 30 December – Frank Martin, equestrian (died 1962).^[58]

Deaths

• 1 January - Pilt Carin Ersdotter, famed beauty (born 1814)
• 27 January - Andreas Bruce, transsexual (born 1808)
• 11 January - Helga de la Brache, con artist (born 1817)
• 7 February - Betty Pettersson, first female university student (born 1838)

Notes and References

1. News: Elens historia i Härnösand. Härnösand energi och miljö. Swedish. June 2016. 20 February 2021.
2. Berger, Margareta, Pennskaft: kvinnliga journalister i svensk dagspress 1690-1975 [Penholders: Female journalists in Swedish press 1690-1975], Norstedt, Stockholm, 1977
3. Web site: Emil Johansson . olympedia.org . 20 December 2020.
4. Web site: Oscar Bengtsson . olympedia.org . 19 December 2020.
5. Web site: Claës König . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417204935/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ko/claes-konig-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 16 October 2014.
6. Web site: Åke Grönhagen . olympedia.org . 18 December 2020.
7. Web site: Ivan Törnmarck . olympedia.org . 18 December 2020.
8. Web site: Per Thorén . olympedia.org . 18 December 2020.
9. Web site: Julia Maria Vilhelmina Cæsar . skbl.se . 20 December 2020.
10. Web site: John Klintberg . olympedia.org . 20 December 2020.
11. Encyclopedia: Ehrensvärd, Gösta Carl Albert . Vem är det: Svensk biografisk handbok . 1957 . sv . 20 December 2020.
12. Encyclopedia: Meyer, Bror . Nordisk familjeboks sportlexikon . sv . 20 December 2020.
13. Web site: Ellen Victoria Rydelius . skbl.se . 18 December 2020.
14. Web site: Gustaf Månsson . olympedia.org . 18 December 2020.
15. Web site: Karl Sundholm . olympedia.org . 18 December 2020.
16. Web site: Alrik Sandberg . olympedia.org . 18 December 2020.
17. Web site: Knut Torell . olympedia.org . 18 December 2020.
18. Web site: Albert Pettersson . olympedia.org . 19 December 2020.
19. Web site: Axel Johansson . olympedia.org . 18 December 2020.
20. Web site: Gunnar Wingqvist . olympedia.org . 18 December 2020.
21. Web site: Theodor Bergqvist . olympedia.org . 18 December 2020.
22. Web site: Carl-Georg Andersson . olympedia.org . 18 December 2020.
23. Web site: Arvid Åberg . olympedia.org . 18 December 2020.
24. Web site: Karin Valborg Ek . skbl.se . 18 December 2020.
25. Web site: Brynolf Larsson . olympedia.org . 20 December 2020.
26. Web site: Henning Möller . olympedia.org . 20 December 2020.
27. Web site: Karl Fryksdahl . olympedia.org . 18 December 2020.
28. Web site: Anders Almqvist . olympedia.org . 20 December 2020.
29. Encyclopedia: Andræ, Tor Julius Efraim . Biografisk matrikel över Svenska kyrkans prästerskap . 1934 . Håkan Theodor . Ohlsson . sv . 19 December 2020.
30. Web site: Andræ, Tor . svenskaakademien.se . sv . 19 December 2020.
31. Web site: Carl Jonsson . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417205314/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/jo/carl-jonsson-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 16 October 2014.
32. Web site: Carl Jonsson . olympedia.org . 20 December 2020.
33. Encyclopedia: Sigurd Lewerentz . Svenskt biografiskt lexikon . Björn . Linn . urn:sbl:11292 . 19 December 2020.
34. Encyclopedia: 1930. Rubenson, Carl Wilhelm . . Hjalmar Steenstrup . Steenstrup . Hjalmar . Aschehoug. Oslo . 354. no. 3 February 2019.
35. Encyclopedia: Carl Wilhelm Rubenson . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 3 February 2019.
36. Web site: Karl August Luther . olympedia.org . 19 December 2020.
37. Web site: Ivar Ryberg . olympedia.org . 18 December 2020.
38. Web site: Eskil Brodd . olympedia.org . 18 December 2020.
39. Web site: Nils von Kantzow . olympedia.org . 18 December 2020.
40. Web site: Ida Cecilia Maria (Lili) Ziedner . skbl.se . 19 December 2020.
41. Web site: Frans Fast . olympedia.org . 18 December 2020.
42. Web site: Nils Häggström . olympedia.org . 18 December 2020.
43. Web site: Thor Ericsson . olympedia.org . 18 December 2020.
44. Web site: Nils Hellsten . olympedia.org . 18 December 2020.
45. Web site: Gustaf Broberg . olympedia.org . 19 December 2020.
46. Web site: Elna Montgomery . olympedia.org . 18 December 2020.
47. Web site: Malcolm Svensson . olympedia.org . 18 December 2020.
48. Web site: Sigrid Maria Hjertén . skbl.se . 18 December 2020.
49. Web site: Ivan Lamby . olympedia.org . 19 December 2020.
50. Web site: Oscar Bengtsson . olympedia.org . 19 December 2020.
51. Web site: Hugo Björklund . olympedia.org . 18 December 2020.
52. Web site: Ivan Törnmarck . olympedia.org . 18 December 2020.
53. Web site: Theodor Nauman . olympedia.org . 20 December 2020.
54. Web site: Axel Lindahl . olympedia.org . 18 December 2020.
55. Web site: Jacob Westberg . olympedia.org . 18 December 2020.
56. Web site: Carl-Gustaf Klerck . olympedia.org . 19 December 2020.
57. Web site: Artur Cederborgh . svenskfilmdatabas.se . 18 December 2020.
58. Web site: Frank Martin . olympedia.org . 20 December 2020.