1853 in Sweden
Years in Sweden: | 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 |
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Decades: | 1820s 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s |
Years: | 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 |
Events from the year 1853 in Sweden
Incumbents[]
- Monarch – Oscar I
Events[]
- The first Telegraphy net are being constructed.
- The first Gasworks in Sweden.
- Street lights by gas lighting are introduced in the capital.[1]
- Coffee brand Gevalia is launched.
- The choir Orphei Drängar is founded.
- The profession of teacher at public primary and elementary schools are opened to both sexes. [2]
- 1853 Stockholm cholera outbreak.
Births[]
- 3 January - Sophie Elkan, writer (died 1921)
- 15 February - Edvard Swartz, stage actor (died 1897)
- 20 February - Amanda Röntgen-Maier, violinist and composer (died 1894)
- 17 May - Carolina Östberg, opera singer (died 1924)
- 28 May - Carl Larsson, painter (died 1919)
- 11 June - Alma Åkermark, feminist and editor (died 1933)
- 10 September - Gertrud Adelborg, leading member of the women's rights movement (died 1942)
- - Maria Westberg, ballerina (died 1893)
Deaths[]
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- - Maria Johanna Görtz, painter (born 1783)
- - Jeanette Wässelius, opera singer (born 1784)
- Sven Erlandsson textile artist (born 1768)
References[]
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