1840 in Sweden
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Events from the year 1840 in Sweden
Incumbents
Events
- The Riksdag of 1840-1841 was a liberal breakthrough.{{cite book |title=Store Norske Lexikon, Sveriges historie |url=https://snl.no/Sveriges_historie |access-date=15 July 2018}} A decision was taken to introduce primary education.{{cite web |title=Det började med folkskolan |url=http://www.skoltavlan.se/ |access-date=15 July 2018}}
- Prison cell jails is introduced.
- Kockums Naval Solutions is founded.
Arts and literature
Births
- 7 February – Ida Göthilda Nilsson, sculptor (died 1920)
- 13 June - Augusta Lundin, fashion designer (died 1919)
- 18 October – Hjalmar Edgren, linguist (died 1903)
- 8 December - Sofia Gumaelius, business person (died 1915)
- 21 December - Hilda Lund, ballerina (died 1911)
Deaths
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- Lolotte Forssberg, possible daughter of king Adolf Frederick of Sweden (born 1766)
- Ebba Modée, courtier (born 1775)
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External links
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