1856 in Sweden
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Events from the year 1856 in Sweden
Incumbents
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[edit]- 7 May - The Swedish Evangelical Mission is established.,[1]
- 29 September - Fredrika Bremer publishes her famous novel Hertha, which contributes to a great debate about reform within women's rights.
- 15 October – André Oscar Wallenberg establishes the Stockholms Enskilda Bank.
- Date unknown – Luleå becomes the seat of Norrbotten County.[2]
- Date unknown - Construction of the Western Main Line, the main railway line between Stockholm and Gothenburg, begins.
- Date unknown - Revision of the Infanticide Act (Sweden).
- Date unknown - Inauguration of the theater Folkan in Stockholm.
Births
[edit]- 8 March - Cecilia Milow, author, translator, educator, campaigner and suffragette (died 1946)
- 29 June - Maria Cederschiöld, journalist (died 1935)
- 3 September - Selma Ek, operatic soprano (died 1941)
- 10 December - Karolina Widerström, first female physician (died 1949)
- Anna Sterky, union worker (died 1939)
- Augusta Andersson, restaurant owner (died 1938)
Deaths
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- - Elisabeth Charlotta Karsten, painter (born 1789)
- - Charlotta Öberg, poet (born 1818)
References
[edit]- ^ "I detta tecken" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Evangelical Mission. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ^ "Residensparken i Luleå" (in Swedish). National Property Board Sweden. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
External links
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