1912 in Sweden

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Decades:	1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s
See also:	Other events of 1912 Timeline of Swedish history

Fanny Durack and Mina Wylie, the gold and silver medallists in the first women's individual swimming event

Events from the year 1912 in Sweden.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Gustaf V
• Prime Minister - Karl Staaff

Events

• 3 January – The Svenska Scoutförbundet is formed.
• 15 January – Sven Hedin's contribution to the Swedish defence issue, Ett varningsord, is published and distributed in one million copies. ^[1]

• 2 April – The Swedish government puts forward a proposal for women's suffrage, but it is blocked by the FK.
• 28 April – A charity matinee is organised in Stockholm for the Swedish victims of the Titanic disaster. ^[1]

• 5 May–22 July –The Olympic Games take place in Stockholm. ^[2]
• 8 May – The Swedish Parliament decides to establish the National Board of Health and Welfare from 1 January 1913. ^[1]
• 19 May – August Strindberg is buried, and large crowds line the cortege route. ^[1] Nathan Söderblom officiates at the funeral, ^[3] which takes place at the 'Nya kyrkogården' (Norra begravningsplatsen) in Stockholm. ^[4]
• 1 June – The Stockholm Olympic Stadium, designed by Torben Grut, is inaugurated for the Olympic Games.
• 2 August – A Swedish study shows that farm trade has increased so much that other trade is suffering. ^[1]
• 16 August – The first Swedish aerial photograph is presented. ^[1]
• 16 August – Swedish Televerket starts to offer the Lyxtelegram service. ^[5]
• 17 September – The Pentecostal church in Skövde is founded as one of the first Pentecostal churches in Sweden.
• 27 September – 42-year-old Swedish engineer and inventor Gustaf Dalén, director of AGA since 1909, loses his eyesight when an experiment goes wrong. ^[6]
• 6 October – DN organises a competition for Sweden's most popular names. Erik wins before Karl, Margit and Anna. ^[3]
• 14 November – Erik Axel Karlfeldt is appointed Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy. ^[3]
• 1 December – The first stage of the Inlandsbanan railway, Östersund-Strömsund, opens for traffic in Sweden. ^[6]
• 1 December – The tradition of using Advent stars was introduced in Sweden by Sven Erik Aurelius' wife Julia.
• 10 December – Gustaf Dalén wins the Nobel Prize in Physics for inventing the automatic lighthouse. ^[1]

Births

• 6 January – Johnny Bode, composer (died 1983)
• 8 January – Folke Hamrin, actor (died 1982)
• 16 January – Frank Sundström, actor (died 1993)
• 23 January – Manne Grünberger, actor (died 1997)
• 26 January – Gösta Kjellertz, singer (died 1984)
• 1 February – Rolf Gülich, motorcycle rider (died 2010)
• 12 February – Thore Christiansen, singer (died 1980)
• 17 February – Birgit Lennartsson, actor and singer (died 1997)
• 18 February – Bo Hederström, actor (died 2001)
• 18 February – Bengt Lissegårdh, artist (died 1979)
• 28 February – Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland, Swedish prince (died 1997)
• 12 March – Sixten Sason, industrial designer (died 1967)
• 18 March – Henrik Dyfverman, actor and television producer (died 1998)
• 22 March – Per-Erik Rundquist, novelist and poet (died 1986)
• 1 April – Sven-Otto Lindqvist, actor (died 1964)
• 2 April – Sigvard Törnqvist, rider and composer (died 1990)
• 7 April – Sven Bertil Norberg, actor (died 1967)
• 20 April – Erik Larsson, cross-country skier (died 1982)
• 4 May – Britta Brunius, actress (died 2000)
• 7 May – Rune Landsberg, actor (died 1989)
• 8 May – Dagny Carlsson, blogger (died 2022)
• 21 May – Sven Melin, actor and singer (died 1966)
• 21 May – Lille Bror Söderlundh, composer and singer (died 1957)
• 21 May – Ingmar Ström, author and bishop (died 2003)
• 29 June – Bertil Sjödin, actor (died 1997)
• 6 July – Ruth Moberg, actor and opera singer (died 1997)
• 11 July – Aino Taube, actor (died 1990)
• 14 July – Per-Martin Hamberg, composer, scriptwriter, director, author and radio producer (died 1974)
• 4 August – Raoul Wallenberg, architech, businessman and diplomat (died 1947)
• 8 August – Ilse-Nore Tromm, actress (died 1994)
• 25 August – Marta Lindberg, social democratic politician (died 2006)
• 9 September – Marianne Zetterström, author and journalist (died 2011)
• 21 September – Gösta Björling, opera singer (died 1957)
• 29 September – Sture Ericson, actor and director (died 1979)
• 6 October – Karin Albihn, actress (died 1974)
• 22 October – Henrik Sandblad, historian (died 1991)
• 14 November – Åke Jensen, actor and singer (died 1993)
• 27 November – Birgit Rosengren, actress (died 2011)
• 21 December – Brita Appelgren, actress and ballet dancer (died 1999)

Deaths

• 14 May - August Strindberg, writer (born 1849)
• Lotten von Kræmer, writer and philanthropist (born 1828)

References

1. Dahlberg, Hans (1999). Hundra år i Sverige (in Swedish). Albert Bonniers. ISBN   9100571733.
2. Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of international games. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co. p. 473. ISBN   0-7864-1026-4.
3. Nationalencyklopedin (2000). Sverige 1900-talet (in Swedish). Bra Böcker. ISBN   9789171337221.
4. Aftonbladet (1999). 100 år med Aftonbladet.
5. "15 Augusti". Svenska Dagbladet. 1912. p. 7.
6. Himmelstedt, Bernt (1999). 20:e århundradets När Var Hur (in Swedish). Bokförlaget Forum. ISBN   9789137114897.