1905 in Sweden
Years in Sweden: | 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 |
Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
Decades: | 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s |
Years: | 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 |
Events from the year 1905 in Sweden
Incumbents
- Monarch – Oscar II
- Prime Minister –
- until April 13: Erik Gustaf Boström
- April 13-August 2: Johan Ramstedt
- August 2-November 7: Christian Lundeberg
- starting November 7: Karl Staaff
Events
- April 14 - Erik Gustaf Boström resigns as the Prime Minister of Sweden, over the issue of the Swedish- Norwegian Union. His Minister without Portfolio, Johan Ramstedt, becomes the new Prime Minister of Sweden.
- June 7 – The Norwegian Parliament declares the union with Sweden dissolved, and Norway achieves full independence.
- June 15 – Princess Margaret of Connaught marries Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden, Duke of Skåne (Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden).
- August 2 – The businessman and right-wing politician Christian Lundeberg becomes Prime Minister of Sweden.
- October 26 – Sweden agrees to the repeal of the union with Norway.
- November 7 – The lawyer and liberal politician Karl Staaff becomes Prime Minister of Sweden, after an Riksdag election based mainly about, voting rights reform.
- November 8 – Foundation of the Women's Cooperative Swedish Home by Anna Whitlock in Stockholm.
Births
- – Sven Rydell, football player (died 1975)
- – Arne Beurling, mathematician
- – Ulf von Euler, physiologist
- – Torsten Nilsson, social democrat
Deaths
- 16 April – Thérèse Elfforss, actress (born 1823)
- – Emily Nonnen, writer (born 1812)
- December – Martin Wiberg, inventor (born 1826)
- – Hjalmar Stolpe, entomologist, archaeologist, and ethnographer (born 1841)
References
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