1907 in Sweden

Events from the year 1907 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Oscar II (until December 8), Gustaf V (starting December 8)
• Prime Minister – Arvid Lindman

Events

• 23 January - Sweden's record highest atmospheric pressure value occurs in Kalmar and Visby at 1063.7 hPa.
• 11 March - SKF is founded.
• 8 December – King Oscar II dies and is succeeded by his eldest son, Gustaf V.
• Swedish Emigration Commission

Births

• 14 March – Björn-Erik Höijer, writer (died 1996)
• 15 March – Zarah Leander, actress (died 1981)
• 11 April - Nancy Eriksson, social democrat (died 1984)
• 21 July - Georg Rydeberg, actor (died 1983)
• 14 November – Astrid Lindgren, author of Pippi Longstocking (died 2002)

Deaths

• 21 February – Erik Gustaf Boström, prime minister
• 7 March – Charlotta Raa-Winterhjelm, actress and drama teacher (born 1838)
• 30 March – Aurora von Qvanten, writer and artist (born 1816)
• 8 December – Oscar II of Sweden, monarch
• 28 December – Louise Granberg, playwright and theater director

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