1897 in Sweden explained

Events from the year 1897 in Sweden

Incumbents

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

Events

• The General Art and Industrial Exposition of Stockholm
• The Swedish Transport Workers' Union was founded.
• Sturehof is opened.
• Elsa Eschelsson become the first female with a Doctor of Laws in Sweden.
• Märtha Leth becomes the first formally educated and licensed female pharmacist in Sweden.

Sport

• IFK Eskilstuna founded
• Göteborgs FF founded
• Hammarby IF Bandy founded
• IFK Norrköping founded

Births

• 22 March  - Carl Munters, inventor (died 1989)
• 30 March  - Martin Hindorff, sailor (died 1969).^[1]
• 18 April  - Per-Erik Hedlund, cross country skier (died 1975).^[2]
• 5 July  - Åke Häger, gymnast (died 1968).^[3]
• 17 August  - Erik Charpentier, gymnast (died 1978).^[4]

Deaths

• 30 January  - Robert Themptander, prime minister (born 1844)
• 12 September - Fredrika Limnell, salonnière, philanthropist, women's rights activist (born 1816)
• 14 December - Edvard Swartz, stage actor (born 1826)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Martin Hindorff . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417190615/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/hi/martin-hindorff-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 20 October 2014.
2. Web site: Per-Erik Hedlund . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417192512/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/per-erik-hedlund-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 20 October 2014.
3. Web site: Åke Häger . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417205929/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/ake-hager-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 20 October 2014.
4. Web site: Erik Charpentier . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417205923/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/erik-charpentier-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 4 October 2014.