1880 in Sweden

← 1879 1878 1877 1880 in Sweden → 1881 1882 1883
Decades:	1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s
See also:	Other events of 1880 Timeline of Swedish history

Events from the year 1880 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Oscar II
• Prime Minister – Louis Gerhard De Geer, Arvid Posse

Events

• - The foundation of Norra Latin
• - The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Sweden is established.
• - Creation of the Svenska Historiska Föreningen

Births

Eric Lemming became Olympic champion in javelin throw.

• 22 February – Eric Lemming, athlete (died 1930). ^[1]
• 27 February – Olivia Nordgren, politician (died 1969) ^[2]
• 12 March – Henric Horn af Åminne, horse rider (died 1947).
• 5 April
  • Eric Carlberg, modern pentathlete, fencer and sport shooter (died 1963). ^[3]
  • Vilhelm Carlberg, sport shooter (died 1970). ^[4]
• 17 May – Gustav Hedenvind-Eriksson, writer (died 1967). ^[5]
• 30 June – Elisabeth Tamm, politician. (d. 1958) ^[6]
• 24 July – Kristian Hellström, athlete. (d. 1946) ^[7]
• 4 November – John Jarlén, gymnast (died 1955). ^[8]

Deaths

• 22 July - Betty Ehrenborg, writer (born 1818)
• 10 March - Thekla Knös, writer (born 1815)
• 14 February - Christina Enbom, opera singer (born 1804)

References

1. "Eric Lemming". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
2. Olivia Louisa Nordgren
3. "Eric Carlberg". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
4. "Vilhelm Carlberg". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
5. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Gustav Hedenvind-Eriksson". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
6. Elisabeth Tamm
7. Kristian Hellström (in Swedish)
8. "Johan Jarlén". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2014.

External links

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