Events from the year 1908 in Sweden
Incumbents Monarch – Gustaf V Prime Minister - Arvid Lindman
Events 18 February - Inauguration of the new building of the Royal Dramatic Theatre. 11 December - The Swedish Cross-Country Skiing Association is founded in Sundsvall. - First female psychiatrist: Alfhild Tamm - The first women are employed in the Swedish Police Authority.Dahlgren, Johanna (2007). Kvinnor i polistjänst (PDF). Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish) (Department of Historical Studies, Umeå University). . Retrieved 17 August 2015. - Karolina Olsson awakes from 32 years of hibernation. July 12 - Bombing of Amalthea Harbour The Dramaten (Royal Dramatic Theater) gets its own dedicated building
Births
21 January Bengt Strömgren, astronomer (died 1987) 26 January - Gideon Ståhlberg, chess grandmaster (died 1967) 30 May - Hannes Alfven, Plasma physicist and Nobe lprize winner (died 1995)
Deaths Amalia Planck, entrepreneur (born 1834) 8 June - Frans Hedberg, dramatist (born 1828)
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