Events from the year 1885 in Sweden
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Bruno Liljefors-Anna
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.
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]
Berger, Margareta, Pennskaft: kvinnliga journalister i svensk dagspress 1690-1975 [Penholders: Female journalists in Swedish press 1690-1975], Norstedt, Stockholm, 1977
"Meyer, Bror" . Nordisk familjeboks sportlexikon (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 December 2020 .
Ohlsson, Håkan Theodor, ed. (1934). "Andræ, Tor Julius Efraim" . Biografisk matrikel över Svenska kyrkans prästerskap (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 December 2020 .
"Andræ, Tor" . svenskaakademien.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 December 2020 .