1919 in Sweden

← 1918 1917 1916 1919 in Sweden → 1920 1921 1922
Decades:	1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s
See also:	Other events of 1919 Timeline of Swedish history

Events from the year 1919 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Gustaf V
• Prime Minister - Nils Edén

Events

• 24 May - Women suffrage is approved by parliament and are to be used for the first time in the 1921 election.^[1]
• 18 September - AB Svensk Filmindustri (SF) is founded.

Births

• 4 July - Gerd Hagman, actress (died 2011)
• 17 August - Ulla Ryghe, film editor (died 2011 in Canada)^[2]
• 21 November - Gert Fredriksson, canoer (died 2006)
• 31 December - Folke Alnevik, athlete

Deaths

• 22 January - Carl Larsson, painter (born 1853)
• 20 February - Augusta Lundin, fashion designer (born 1840)
• 29 July - Martina Bergman-Österberg, physical education instructor (born 1849)
• 10 September - Helena Munktell, composer (born 1852)
• 3 November - Alina Jägerstedt, trade unionist and social democrat (born 1853)
• Rosalie Sjöman, photographer (born 1833)

References

1. Barbro Hedwall (2011). Susanna Eriksson Lundqvist. red.. Vår rättmätiga plats. Om kvinnornas kamp för rösträtt.. (Our Rightful Place. About women's struggle for suffrage) Förlag Bonnier. ISBN 978-91-7424-119-8 (Swedish)
2. "Ulla Ryghe". The Globe and Mail. 23 April 2011. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.