1898 in Sweden
| |||||
| Decades: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| See also: | |||||
.svg)
Events from the year 1898 in Sweden
Incumbents
- Oscar II
- Prime Minister – Erik Gustaf Boström
Events
![[icon]](/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg){kind=small} | This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2015) |
- 7 August - Swedish Trade Union Confederation (LO) is founded
- Replaced the Social Democratic Labor Party (SAP) acting as the trade union movement's central organization[1]
- Brand (magazine)
- Sollefteå GIF
- Team ThorenGruppen Fotboll
- IFK Västerås
- Christian Workers Union of Sweden (1898) founded
- internal combustion engine built for Vabis
- production of Swedish Mauser commenced
- 'third veto' marked a stage of Norway's withdrawal of use of union mark in its flags
- construction of Tjolöholm Castle commenced
- confirmed in Windsor Castle
- founding of Soltorgsgymnasiet gymnasium (school)
- Högby Lighthouse first constructed
- First Swedish military aircraft entered service
- Sollefteå GIF association football club founded
- Tegs SK (ice hockey)founded
- Orrefors glassworksfounded
Births
| This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2015) |
- 15 January - Erik Byléhn, athlete (died 1986)
- 22 January - Thor Modéen, actor (died 1950)
- 28 January - Erik Abrahamsson, athlete (died 1965)
- 24 February - Baltzar von Platen, inventor (died 1984)
- 19 April - Eric Persson, football manager (died 1984)
- 30 April - Johan Richthoff, wrestler (died 1983)
- 16 May - Nils Swedlund, soldier (died 1965)
- 29 June - Bertil Jansson, athlete (died 1981)
- 6 July - Richard Åkerman, soldier (died 1981)
- 10 July - Renée Björling, actor (died 1975)
- 23 July - Bengt Djurberg, actor (died 1941)
- 16 August - Gregor Adlercreutz, equestrian (died 1944)
- 20 August - Vilhelm Moberg, man of letters (died 1973)
- 4 November - Nils Engdahl, athlete (died 1983)
- 9 December - Astri Taube, artist (died 1980)
- 11 December - Nils Ferlin, poet (died 1961)
- 28 December - Carl-Gustaf Rossby, meteorologist (1957)
Deaths
| This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2015) |
- 10 December - Emil Kléen, poet (born 1868)
- 8 December Ellen Anckarsvärd, women's right activist (born 1833)
- 4 July – Rosalie Roos, women's right activist and writer (born 1823)
References
- ISBN 9780415671309.
 | This year in Sweden article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |