1885 in Sweden

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See also:	Other events of 1885 Timeline of Swedish history

Bruno Liljefors-Anna

Events from the year 1885 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Oscar II
• Prime Minister – Robert Themptander

Events

• 10 December 1885 – Härnösand becomes the first town in Sweden with electric street lighting, following the Gådeå power station being taken into use. ^[1]
• Date unknown - The newspapers Borlänge Tidning and Social-Demokraten are founded.
• Date unknown - Creation of the Wahlström & Widstrand
• Date unknown - Women are allowed to become members of the Swedish Publicists' Association, and 14 women are inducted as members. ^[2]
• Date unknown - Johanna Hedén founded Göteborgs Barnmorskesällskap (The Gothenburg Midwifery Association), the first union for women in Sweden.
• Date unknown - The governmental Girl School Committee of 1885 is established to reform female education: Sophie Adlersparre and Hilda Caselli are two of the members, making them the first female members of a government committee.

Births

Claës König, Olympic champion in 1920.

Ellen Rydelius

Karin Ek

Tor Andræ

Lili Ziedner

Sigrid Hjertén

• 13 January – Emil Johansson, tug of war competitor (died 1972). ^[3]
• 14 January – Oskar Bengtsson, footballer (died 1972). ^[4]
• 15 January – Claës König, nobleman, military officer and horse rider (died 1961). ^[5]
• 24 January – Åke Grönhagen, modern pentathlete and épée fencer (died 1974). ^[6]
• 25 January – Ivan Törnmarck, sport shooter (died 1963). ^[7]
• 26 January – Per Thorén, figure skater (died 1962). ^[8]
• 28 January – Julia Cæsar, actress (died 1971). ^[9]
• 6 February – John Klintberg, athlete (died 1955). ^[10]
• 10 February – Gösta Ehrensvärd, Navy officer (died 1973). ^[11]
• 12 February – Bror Meyer, speed skater. ^[12]
• 27 February – Ellen Rydelius, journalist, author and translator (died 1957). ^[13]
• 1 March – Gustaf Månsson, sailor (died 1976). ^[14]
• 20 March – Karl Sundholm, rower (died 1965). ^[15]
• 3 April – Alrik Sandberg, wrestler (died 1975). ^[16]
• 1 May – Knut Torell, gymnast (died 1966). ^[17]
• 5 May – Albert Pettersson, weightlifter (died 1960). ^[18]
• 7 May – Axel Johansson, rower (died 1973). ^[19]
• 7 May – Gunnar Wingqvist, diver (died 1917). ^[20]
• 13 May – Theodor Bergqvist, wrestler (died 1969). ^[21]
• 19 May – Carl-Georg Andersson, wrestler (died 1961). ^[22]
• 14 June – Arvid Åberg, hammer thrower (died 1950). ^[23]
• 17 June – Karin Ek, writer (died 1926). ^[24]
• 20 June – Brynolf Larsson, long-distance runner (died 1973). ^[25]
• 21 June – Henning Möller, athlete (died 1968). ^[26]
• 22 June – Karl Fryksdal, athlete (died 1945). ^[27]
• 2 July – Anders Almqvist, rower (died 1915). ^[28]
• 9 July – Tor Andræ, clergyman, professor, scholar of comparative religion and bishop (died 1947). ^{[29] [30]}
• 16 July – Carl Jonsson, police officer, tug of war competitor, swimmer and author (died 1966). ^{[31] [32]}
• 29 July – Sigurd Lewerentz, architect (died 1975). ^[33]
• 30 July – Carl Wilhelm Rubenson, mountaineer (d. 1960). ^{[34] [35]}
• 8 August – Charles Luther, sprinter (died 1962). ^[36]
• 24 August – Ivar Ryberg, rower (died 1929). ^[37]
• 28 August – Eskil Brodd, diver (died 1969). ^[38]
• 30 August – Nils von Kantzow, gymnast (died 1967). ^[39]
• 14 September – Lili Ziedner, actress (died 1939). ^[40]
• 30 September – Frans Fast, tug of war competitor (died 1959). ^[41]
• 4 October – Nils Häggström, modern pentathlete (died 1974). ^[42]
• 9 October – Thor Ericsson, footballer (died 1975). ^[43]
• 7 October – Nils Hellsten, gymnast (died 1963). ^[44]
• 18 October – Gustaf Broberg, rower (died 1952). ^[45]
• 23 October – Elna Montgomery, figure skater (died 1981). ^[46]
• 25 October – Malcolm Svensson, track and field athlete (died 1961). ^[47]
• 27 October – Sigrid Hjertén, painter (died 1948). ^[48]
• 28 October – Per Albin Hansson, politician, prime minister (died 1946).
• 29 October – Ivan Lamby, sailor (died 1970). ^[49]
• 30 October – Leonard Peterson, gymnast (died 1956). ^[50]
• 23 November – Hugo Björklund, wrestler (died 1963). ^[51]
• 3 December – Gustaf Andersson, sport shooter (died 1969). ^[52]
• 7 December – Theodor Nauman, water polo goalkeeper (died 1947). ^[53]
• 8 December – Axel Lindahl, athlete (died 1959). ^[54]
• 15 December – Jacob Westberg, long-distance runner (died 1933). ^[55]
• 28 December – Carl-Gustaf Klerck, fencer (died 1976). ^[56]
• 30 December – Artur Cederborgh, actor (died 1961). ^[57]
• 30 December – Frank Martin, equestrian (died 1962). ^[58]

Deaths

• 1 January - Pilt Carin Ersdotter, famed beauty (born 1814)
• 27 January - Andreas Bruce, transsexual (born 1808)
• 11 January - Helga de la Brache, con artist (born 1817)
• 7 February - Betty Pettersson, first female university student (born 1838)

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