1887 in Sweden explained

Events from the year 1887 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Oscar II
• Prime Minister – Robert Themptander

Events

• - Swedish State Railways established.
• - Swedish Painters' Union founded.
• - Arbetet
• - Old Stockholm telephone tower
• - Örgryte IS
• - First issue of the women's issue Idun (magazine).

Births

• 17 February  - Nils Granfelt, gymnast (died 1959).^[1]
• 16 June  - Hugo Johansson, sport shooter (died 1977).^[2]
• 18 December  - Algot Lönn, cyclist (died 1953).^[3]

Deaths

• 7 February – Hanna Brooman, composer, translator and educator (born 1809)
• Hedvig Willman, actress (born 1841)
• Antoinette Nording, perfume entrepreneur (born 1814)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nils Granfelt . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417204948/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gr/nils-granfelt-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 16 October 2014.
2. Web site: Hugo Johansson . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417185008/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/jo/hugo-johansson-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 16 October 2014.
3. Web site: Algot Lönn . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417205055/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/lo/algot-lonn-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 16 October 2014.