1900 in Sweden explained

Events from the year 1900 in Sweden

Incumbents

• • Monarch – Oscar II Prime Minister – Erik Gustaf Boström, Fredrik von Otter

Events

• 27 April – The city plan for Kiruna, Sweden is adopted.
• Date unknown – The newspaper Västerbottens-Kuriren is established.
• Date unknown – Maternity leave for female industrial workers.^[1]
• Date unknown – The Swedish branch of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union is organized by Emilie Rathou.
• Date unknown – The Malmö Women's Discussion Club, is founded by Elma Danielsson in Malmö.

Births

• 16 January  - Helge Gustafsson, gymnast (died 1981).^[2]
• 29 July  - Eyvind Johnson, writer (died 1976)
• 29 August  - Åke Bergqvist, sailor (died 1975).^[3]
• 26 October  - Karin Boye, poet and novelist (died 1941)
• 30 October  - Ragnar Granit, physiologist (died 1991)

Deaths

• 2 April  - Gustaf Åkerhielm, prime minister (born 1833)
• 21 July - Aurore Storckenfeldt, reform pedagogue (born 1816)
• 10 December  - Betty Linderoth, watchmaker (born 1822)
• 31 December  - Oscar Alin, historian and politician (born 1846)

Notes and References

1. Göteborgs universitetsbibliotek: Viktiga årtal". Ub.gu.se. 2011-12-21. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
2. Web site: Helge Gustafsson . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417205943/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gu/helge-gustafsson-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 10 November 2014.
3. Web site: Åke Bergqvist . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417204817/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/ake-bergqvist-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 10 November 2014.