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.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. (Swedish) 18 September - AB Svensk Filmindustri (SF) is founded. Åland Islands dispute escalated further after an unofficial referendum. was held in June. 91.5% of Alanders wanted to reunite with Sweden in the referendum.
Births 4 July - Gerd Hagman, actress (died 2011) 17 August - Ulla Ryghe, film editor (died 2011 in Canada) 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)
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