1884 in Sweden
Events from the year '''1884 in Sweden'''
Incumbents
Events
- - The court case of the short story collection Getting Married by August Strindberg, one of the most known incidents of the ongoing so called Sedlighetsdebatten.
- - The women's organization Fredrika-Bremer-Förbundet is founded in Stockholm. It is followed by the woman's organisation Göteborgs Kvinnoförening in Gothenburg.
- - May - Karolina Widerström becomes the first woman to graduate in medicine in Sweden.
- - First issue of ATL Lantbrukets Affärstidning
- - The toy company Brio is founded.
- - First issue of Svenska Dagbladet
- - The nursing college Sophiahemmet University College is founded in Stockholm by the queen.
- - The appointment of the Workers' Insurance Committee
- * Which led in turn to the 1889 Workers' Safety Act and the foundation of the Labor Inspectorate, as well as the 1891 National Health Insurance Act
Births
- 7 January - Carl Gustaf Lewenhaupt, equestrian
- 29 January - Rickard Sandler, 20th prime minister
- 9 March - Carl Holmberg, gymnast.
- 11 March – Lewi Pethrus, minister and hymnwriter
- 31 March - Axel Ljung, gymnast.
- 2 April - Gösta Adrian-Nilsson
- 11 May – Otto von Rosen, military officer, sport shooter
- 17 June – Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland
- 25 May - Gösta Lilliehöök, modern pentathlete.
- 30 August – Theodor Svedberg, chemist
- 1 September – Sigurd Wallén, actor
- 4 July - Gustaf Malmström, wrestler.
- 30 November – Ture Rangström, composer
Deaths
- 2 October - Carolina Granberg, ballerina
- 22 November - Wilhelmina Gravallius, writer
- Lovisa Charlotta Borgman, violinist
- Therese Kamph, educational reformer