1879 in Sweden
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Events from the year 1879 in Sweden
Incumbents
Events
- - The Gothenburg tram network began operation.
- - The first issue of the Karlstads-Tidningen.
- - The Sabbatsberg Hospital is founded.
- - The first national Flickskolemöte (Girl School Meeting) to reform female education is summoned by Hilda Caselli.[1]
Births
- 13 April – Johan Petter Åhlén, businessman and Olympic medalist (d. 1939)
- 26 June – Gustaf Adolf Jonsson, sport shooter (died 1949).[2]
- 14 August – Bernhard Larsson, sport shooter (died 1947).[3]
- 20 August – Gustaf Lewenhaupt, count, military officer and horse rider (died 1962).[4]
- 10 December – Hanna Grönvall, politician and trade union worker (died 1953)
Deaths
- 3 January - Anna Johansdotter Norbäck, founder and leader of the religious movement Annaniterna (born 1804)
- 26 February – Anna Nordlander, painter (born 1843)
References
- ↑ Gunhild Kyle (1972). Svensk flickskola under 1800-talet. Göteborg: Kvinnohistoriskt arkiv. ISBN
- ↑ "Gustaf Adolf Jonsson". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ↑ "Bernhard Larsson". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ↑ "Gustaf Lewenhaupt". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2014.