1919 in Sweden explained

Events from the year 1919 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Gustaf V
• Prime Minister - Nils Edén

Events

• 24 May - Women suffrage is approved by parliament and are to be used for the first time in the 1921 election.^[1]
• 18 September - AB Svensk Filmindustri (SF) is founded.

Births

• 4 July - Gerd Hagman, actress (died 2011)
• 17 August - Ulla Ryghe, film editor (died 2011 in Canada)^[2]
• 21 November - Gert Fredriksson, canoer (died 2006)
• 31 December - Folke Alnevik, athlete

Deaths

• 22 January - Carl Larsson, painter (born 1853)
• 20 February - Augusta Lundin, fashion designer (born 1840)
• 29 July - Martina Bergman-Österberg, physical education instructor (born 1849)
• 10 September - Helena Munktell, composer (born 1852)
• 3 November - Alina Jägerstedt, trade unionist and social democrat (born 1853)
• Rosalie Sjöman, photographer (born 1833)

Notes and References

1. Barbro Hedwall (2011). Susanna Eriksson Lundqvist. red.. Vår rättmätiga plats. Om kvinnornas kamp för rösträtt.. (Our Rightful Place. About women's struggle for suffrage) Förlag Bonnier. (Swedish)
2. Web site: Ulla Ryghe . 23 April 2011 . 15 October 2017 . . 16 October 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171016001017/http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/Deaths.20110423.93262745/BDAStory/BDA/deaths . dead .