1918 in Sweden

Events from the year 1918 in Sweden

Incumbents Monarch – Gustaf V Prime Minister - Nils Edén

Events

14 March – Eva Andén is elected the first female member of the Swedish Bar Association. 14 June - The Poor Care Regulation of 1918 replaces the Poor Care Regulation of 1871: it abolishes the poor houses, the Rotegång, Poor Auctions, and other outdated poor care methods. The forced registration and medical examination system of prostitutes is abolished.Svanström, Yvonne, Offentliga kvinnor: prostitution i Sverige 1812-1918 [Public Women: Prostitution in Sweden 1812-1918], Ordfront, Stockholm, 2006 (Swedish) The Svenska Federationen, having reached its goal, is therefore dissolved.

Births

16 January – Allan Ekelund, film producer (died 2009) 17 May - Birgit Nilsson, operatic soprano (died 2005) 14 July - Ingmar Bergman, director, writer, and producer in film, television, theater, and radio (died 2007) 22 July - Christer Strömholm, photographer and educator (died 2002

Deaths

3 April – Olof Palme, historian (born 1884) Hulda Mellgren, industrialist (born 1839) 29 June – Carl Cederström, pioneering Swedish aviator (b. 1867)

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