1901 in Sweden
Events from the year 1901 in Sweden
| Years in Sweden: | 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 | 
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century | 
| Decades: | 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s | 
| Years: | 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 | 
Incumbents
    
    
Events
    
- A military reform abolish the Allotment system with conscription.
 - Women are given four weeks maternity leave.[1]
 - Foundation of the Swedish Union of Journalists.
 - A name ordinance is put in legal effect, regulating the uses of first names, surnames and family names .
 
Popular culture
    
    Theatre
    
- Easter (Swedish: Påsk), play by August Strindberg.
 - A Dream Play by August Strindberg.
 
Births
    
- 28 March – Princess Märtha of Sweden (died 1954)
 - 13 June – Tage Erlander, politician (died 1985)
 - 18 August – Arne Borg, swimmer (died 1979).[2]
 - 13 October – Irja Agnes Browallius, writer (died 1968)
 
Deaths
    
- 11 April – Ivar Hallström, composer (born 1826)
 - 24 April – Arvid Posse, prime minister (born 1828)
 - 5 May – Axel Wilhelm Eriksson, Swedish settler and trader in South-West Africa (born 1846)
 - 12 August – Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, baron, botanist, geologist, mineralogist and arctic explorer (born 1832)
 - 24 August – Gunnar Wennerberg, poet (born 1817)
 - 10 September - Emanuella Carlbeck, social reformer (born 1829)
 - - Hilda Caselli, educational reformer (born 1836)
 - - Axel Elmlund, ballet dancer and stage actor (born 1838)
 
References
    
- "Göteborgs universitetsbibliotek: Viktiga årtal". Ub.gu.se. 2011-12-21. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
 - "Arne Borg". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
 
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