1918 in Sweden
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Events from the year 1918 in Sweden
Incumbents
- Gustaf V
- Prime Minister - Nils Edén
Events
- 14 March – Eva Andén is elected the first female member of the Swedish Bar Association.
- 14 June - The poor houses, the Rotegång, Poor Auctions, and other outdated poor care methods.
- The forced registration and medical examination system of prostitutes is abolished.Svenska Federationen, having reached its goal, is therefore dissolved.
Births
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- 16 January – Allan Ekelund, film producer (died 2009)[2]
- 17 May - Birgit Nilsson, operatic soprano (died 2005)[3]
- 14 July - Ingmar Bergman, director, writer, and producer in film, television, theater, and radio (died 2007[4])
Deaths
- 3 April – Olof Palme, historian (born 1884)
- Hulda Mellgren, industrialist (born 1839)
References
- ^ Svanström, Yvonne, Offentliga kvinnor: prostitution i Sverige 1812-1918 [Public Women: Prostitution in Sweden 1812-1918], Ordfront, Stockholm, 2006 (Swedish)
- ^ "Allan Ekelund". sfi.se. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
- ^ Blyth, Alan; Barker, Frank Granville (12 January 2006). "Obituary: Birgit Nilsson". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 25 October 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 31 July 2007.