1894 in Sweden explained

Events from the year 1894 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Oscar II
• Prime Minister – Erik Gustaf Boström.

Events

• 11 March - GAIS is founded
• 3 December: The Church of Sweden Umeå City Church is inaugurated on First Advent Sunday.^{[1] [2]}
• Date unknown - Kata Dalström is engaged as a lecturer for the Socialists
• Date unknown - Svartviks IF is established

Births

• 1 January - Aurora Nilsson, writer (died 1972)
• 21 March – Hannah Ryggen, textile artist (died 1970).^[3]
• 6 July  - Edmund Lindmark, gymnast (died 1968).^[4]
• 9 October - Agnes von Krusenstjerna, writer (died 1940)

Deaths

• 22 October  - Gillis Bildt, politician (born 1820)
• - Peggy Hård, first woman clerk (born 1825)
• - Gumman Strömberg, fish seller, local profile (born 1830)
• 7 May - Marie Sophie Schwartz, writer (born 1819)
• 28 January - Elise Hwasser, actress (born 1831)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Studier i Umeå stads byggnadshistoria från 1621 till omkring 1895. Umeå University Library. Karin Eriksson. 186. Swedish. March 1975. 6 April 2021.
2. Web site: Umeå stads kyrka. Church of Sweden. Swedish. 6 April 2021.
3. Encyclopedia: Hannah Ryggen . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Inga Elisabeth . Næss . . Kunnskapsforlaget. Oslo. no. 19 October 2014.
4. Web site: Edmund Lindmark . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417204858/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/edmund-lindmark-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 19 October 2014.