Events from the year 1856 in Sweden
Incumbents Monarch – Oscar I
Events 7 May - The Swedish Evangelical Mission is established., 29 September - Fredrika Bremer publishes her famous novel Hertha, which contributes to a great debate about reform within women's rights. 15 October – André Oscar Wallenberg establishes the Stockholms Enskilda Bank. Date unknown – Luleå becomes the seat of Norrbotten County. Date unknown - Construction of the Western Main Line, the main railway line between Stockholm and Gothenburg, begins. Date unknown - Revision of the Infanticide Act (Sweden). Date unknown - Inauguration of the theater Folkan in Stockholm.
Births 8 March - Cecilia Milow, author, translator, educator, campaigner and suffragette (died 1946) 29 June - Maria Cederschiöld, journalist (died 1935) 3 September - Selma Ek, operatic soprano (died 1941) 10 December - Karolina Widerström, first female physician (died 1949) Anna Sterky, union worker (died 1939) Augusta Andersson, restaurant owner (died 1938)
Deaths
- Elisabeth Charlotta Karsten, painter (born 1789) - Charlotta Öberg, poet (born 1818)
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