1919 in Sweden
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Events from the year 1919 in Sweden.
Incumbents
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.
- Åland Islands dispute escalated further after an unofficial referendum. was held in June. 91.5% of Alanders wanted to reunite with Sweden in the referendum.[2]
Births
- 4 July - Gerd Hagman, actress (died 2011)
- 17 August - Ulla Ryghe, film editor (died 2011 in Canada)[3]
- 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)
References
- ↑ 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. ISBN 978-91-7424-119-8 (Swedish)
- ↑ Müller, Beat (June 1919). "Åland-Inseln (Finnland), ??. Juni 1919 : Anschluss an Schweden". www.sudd.ch (in German). Retrieved 2026-03-12.
- ↑ "Ulla Ryghe". The Globe and Mail. 23 April 2011. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.