1889 in Sweden

← 1888 1887 1886 1889 in Sweden → 1890 1891 1892
Decades:	1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s
See also:	Other events of 1889 Timeline of Swedish history

Events from the year 1889 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Oscar II
• Prime Minister – Gillis Bildt, Gustaf Åkerhielm

Events

Gustaf Åkerhielm assumed the position of Prime Minister.

• 12 October Gustaf Åkerhielm assumed the position of prime minister
• - Sofia Kovalevskaya is appointed the first female university professor in Sweden.
• - The Yngsjö murder.
• - The Selander Company is founded.
• - Foundation of the Baptist Union of Sweden
• - First issue of the Stockholms-Tidningen
• - Foundation of the Royal Society of the Humanities.
• - The Swedish Social Democratic Party is founded.
• - Women eligible to boards of public authority such as public school boards, public hospital boards, inspectors, poor care boards and similar positions. ^[1]
• - Foundation of the Sophiahemmet hospital in Stockholm.

Births

• 23 May – Boo Kullberg, gymnast (died 1962). ^[2]
• 18 October – Carl Bertilsson, gymnast (died 1968). ^[3]
• 18 December - Alice Habsburg

Deaths

• 14 July – Elma Ström, Swedish opera singer (born 1822)
• - Sophia Wilkens, pioneer in the education of students with Intellectual disability (born 1817)
• - Amalia Assur, first female dentist (born 1803)

References

1. Lilla Focus Uppslagsbok (Little Focus Encyclopedia) Focus Uppslagsböcker AB (1979) (Swedish)
2. "Bo Kullberg". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
3. "Carl Bertilsson". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2014.