1886 in Sweden explained

Events from the year 1886 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Oscar II
• Prime Minister – Robert Themptander

Events

• The Dress reform society Svenska drägtreformföreningen is founded.
• - Brunkeberg Tunnel
• - Halmstad Bolmen Railway
• - Stella (magazine)
• - Storlien Station
• - Svenska Barnmorskeförbundet (The Swedish Midwifery Association) is founded by Johanna Hedén.

Births

• 18 January  - Clara Nordström, Swedish-born German writer and translator (died 1962)
• 6 March  - Hugo Jahnke, gymnast (died 1939).^[1]
• 16 March  - Herbert Lindström, tug-of-war competitor (died 1951).^[2]
• April 1  - Brita von Horn, dramatist, novelist and theatre director (died 1983)
• 9 June  - Tora Dahl, writer (died 1982).^[3]
• 25 August  - Östen Undén, politician, prime minister (died 1974).
• Eva Andén, lawyer, first woman in the Swedish Bar Association (died 1970).

Deaths

• – Isak Albert Berg, singer, composer (born 1803)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hugo Jahnke . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417204459/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ja/hugo-jahnke-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 16 October 2014.
2. Web site: Herbert Lindström . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417172137/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/herbert-lindstrom-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 16 October 2014.
3. Encyclopedia: Tora Armida Dahl . . Godal . Anne Marit . Anne Marit Godal . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no. 16 October 2014.