1883 in Sweden

← 1882 1881 1880 1883 in Sweden → 1884 1885 1886
Decades:	1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s
See also:	Other events of 1883 Timeline of Swedish history

Events from the year 1883 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Oscar II
• Prime Minister – Arvid Posse, Carl Johan Thyselius

Events

Carl Johan Thyselius, Prime Minister 1883–84.

• 13 June - Carl Johan Thyselius assumed the position of Prime Minister of Sweden succeeding Arvid Posse. He was the first Swedish Prime Minister who was not a noble man. (source: Swedish national enclyclopedia)
• 3 August: Amusement park Gröna Lund on the island of Djurgården in Stockholm is inaugurated. ^[1]

• - Swedish Peace and Arbitration Society is founded. It becomes one of the world's oldest peace organizations. (source: Svenska Freds official website)
• - Ellen Fries becomes the first female Ph.D holder.
• - Katarina Elevator, connecting Slussen with Sodermalm, becomes a prominent land mark.
• - IS Lyckans Soldater and Stockholm University Student Union were founded in the same year.
• - Swedish Chemical Society is founded to promote Chemistry in Sweden.

Births

• 17 November – Erik Granfelt, gymnast (died 1962). ^[2]
• 6 December – Anders Hylander, gymnast (died 1967). ^[3]
• 23 December – Hjalmar Cedercrona, gymnast (died 1969). ^[4]

Deaths

• 6 March - Cecilia Fryxell, educator (born 1806)

References

1. Henrik Engström (8 May 2013). "Grattis Grönan!" (in Swedish). Mitt i Östermalm. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
2. "Erik Granfelt". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
3. "Anders Hylander". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
4. "Hjalmar Cedercrona". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2014.