1891 in Sweden

← 1890 1889 1888 1891 in Sweden → 1892 1893 1894
Decades:	1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s
See also:	Other events of 1891 Timeline of Swedish history

Handbok Stockholms Tivoli 1891

Events from the year 1891 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Oscar II
• Prime Minister – Gustaf Åkerhielm, Erik Gustaf Boström.

Events

Erik Gustaf Boström assumed the position of Prime Minister.

• 15 February – Allmänna Idrottsklubben (AIK) (Swedish Sports Club) is founded.
• 12 March – Djurgårdens IF (DIF) (Swedish Sports Club) is founded.
• 10 July – Erik Gustaf Boström becomes Prime Minister
• Göteborgs högskola established
• AIK Bandy
• Djurgårdens IF Bandy
• Skansen
• Swedish Saw Mill Industry Workers Union
• Under röd flagg
• Ursholmen

Births

• 23 May – Pär Lagerkvist, writer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1974) ^[1]
• 1 July – Sten Selander, botanist and fiction writer (died 1957). ^[2]
• 2 July – Karin Kock-Lindberg, politician (died 1976) ^[3]
• 3 September – Curt Hartzell, gymnast (died 1975). ^[4]
• 13 October – Helge Bäckander, gymnast (died 1958). ^[5]
• 28 November – Gustaf Dyrssen, military officer (died 1981). ^[6]

Deaths

Carl Johan Thyselius, Prime Minister 1883–84.

• 11 January Carl Johan Thyselius politician (born 1811)
• 6 September – Elise Arnberg, miniaturist and photographer (born 1826)

References

1. Pär Lagerkvist Facts
2. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Sten Selander". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
3. Kock, Karin (1891–1976)
4. "Curt Hartzell". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
5. "Helge Bäckander". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
6. "Gustaf Dyrssen". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2014.