1885 in Sweden

Events from the year 1885 in Sweden

• Monarch – Oscar II
• Prime Minister – Robert Themptander

• 10 December 1885 – Härnösand becomes the first town in Sweden with electric street lighting, following the Gådeå power station being taken into use.^[1]
• Date unknown - The newspapers Borlänge Tidning and Social-Demokraten are founded.
• Date unknown - Creation of the Wahlström & Widstrand
• Date unknown - Women are allowed to become members of the Swedish Publicists' Association, and 14 women are inducted as members.^[2]
• Date unknown - Johanna Hedén founded Göteborgs Barnmorskesällskap (The Gothenburg Midwifery Association), the first union for women in Sweden.
• Date unknown - The governmental Girl School Committee of 1885 is established to reform female education: Sophie Adlersparre and Hilda Caselli are two of the members, making them the first female members of a government committee.

• 13 January – Emil Johansson, tug of war competitor (died 1972).^[3]
• 14 January – Oskar Bengtsson, footballer (died 1972).^[4]
• 15 January – Claës König, nobleman, military officer and horse rider (died 1961).^[5]
• 24 January – Åke Grönhagen, modern pentathlete and épée fencer (died 1974).^[6]
• 25 January – Ivan Törnmarck, sport shooter (died 1963).^[7]
• 26 January – Per Thorén, figure skater (died 1962).^[8]
• 28 January – Julia Cæsar, actress (died 1971).^[9]
• 6 February – John Klintberg, athlete (died 1955).^[10]
• 10 February – Gösta Ehrensvärd, Navy officer (died 1973).^[11]
• 12 February – Bror Meyer, speed skater.^[12]
• 27 February – Ellen Rydelius, journalist, author and translator (died 1957).^[13]
• 1 March – Gustaf Månsson, sailor (died 1976).^[14]
• 20 March – Karl Sundholm, rower (died 1965).^[15]
• 3 April – Alrik Sandberg, wrestler (died 1975).^[16]
• 1 May – Knut Torell, gymnast (died 1966).^[17]
• 5 May – Albert Pettersson, weightlifter (died 1960).^[18]
• 7 May – Axel Johansson, rower (died 1973).^[19]
• 7 May – Gunnar Wingqvist, diver (died 1917).^[20]
• 13 May – Theodor Bergqvist, wrestler (died 1969).^[21]
• 19 May – Carl-Georg Andersson, wrestler (died 1961).^[22]
• 14 June – Arvid Åberg, hammer thrower (died 1950).^[23]
• 17 June – Karin Ek, writer (died 1926).^[24]
• 20 June – Brynolf Larsson, long-distance runner (died 1973).^[25]
• 21 June – Henning Möller, athlete (died 1968).^[26]
• 22 June – Karl Fryksdal, athlete (died 1945).^[27]
• 2 July – Anders Almqvist, rower (died 1915).^[28]
• 9 July – Tor Andræ, clergyman, professor, scholar of comparative religion and bishop (died 1947).^[29][30]
• 16 July – Carl Jonsson, police officer, tug of war competitor, swimmer and author (died 1966).^[31][32]
• 29 July – Sigurd Lewerentz, architect (died 1975).^[33]
• 30 July – Carl Wilhelm Rubenson, mountaineer (d. 1960).^[34][35]
• 8 August – Charles Luther, sprinter (died 1962).^[36]
• 24 August – Ivar Ryberg, rower (died 1929).^[37]
• 28 August – Eskil Brodd, diver (died 1969).^[38]
• 30 August – Nils von Kantzow, gymnast (died 1967).^[39]
• 14 September – Lili Ziedner, actress (died 1939).^[40]
• 30 September – Frans Fast, tug of war competitor (died 1959).^[41]
• 4 October – Nils Häggström, modern pentathlete (died 1974).^[42]
• 9 October – Thor Ericsson, footballer (died 1975).^[43]
• 7 October – Nils Hellsten, gymnast (died 1963).^[44]
• 18 October – Gustaf Broberg, rower (died 1952).^[45]
• 23 October – Elna Montgomery, figure skater (died 1981).^[46]
• 25 October – Malcolm Svensson, track and field athlete (died 1961).^[47]
• 27 October – Sigrid Hjertén, painter (died 1948).^[48]
• 28 October – Per Albin Hansson, politician, prime minister (died 1946).
• 29 October – Ivan Lamby, sailor (died 1970).^[49]
• 30 October – Leonard Peterson, gymnast (died 1956).^[50]
• 23 November – Hugo Björklund, wrestler (died 1963).^[51]
• 3 December – Gustaf Andersson, sport shooter (died 1969).^[52]
• 7 December – Theodor Nauman, water polo goalkeeper (died 1947).^[53]
• 8 December – Axel Lindahl, athlete (died 1959).^[54]
• 15 December – Jacob Westberg, long-distance runner (died 1933).^[55]
• 28 December – Carl-Gustaf Klerck, fencer (died 1976).^[56]
• 30 December – Artur Cederborgh, actor (died 1961).^[57]
• 30 December – Frank Martin, equestrian (died 1962).^[58]

• 1 January - Pilt Carin Ersdotter, famed beauty (born 1814)
• 27 January - Andreas Bruce, transsexual (born 1808)
• 11 January - Helga de la Brache, con artist (born 1817)
• 7 February - Betty Pettersson, first female university student (born 1838)