1880 in Sweden

Events from the year 1880 in Sweden

Incumbents

 * Monarch – Oscar II
 * Prime Minister – Louis Gerhard De Geer, Arvid Posse

Events

 * - The foundation of Norra Latin
 * - The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Sweden is established.
 * - Creation of the Svenska Historiska Föreningen

Births

 * 22 February – Eric Lemming, athlete (died 1930).
 * 27 February – Olivia Nordgren, politician (died 1969)
 * 12 March – Henric Horn af Åminne, horse rider (died 1947).
 * 5 April
 * Eric Carlberg, modern pentathlete, fencer and sport shooter (died 1963).
 * Vilhelm Carlberg, sport shooter (died 1970).
 * 17 May – Gustav Hedenvind-Eriksson, writer (died 1967).
 * 30 June – Elisabeth Tamm, politician. (d. 1958)
 * 24 July –Kristian Hellström, athlete. (d. 1946)
 * 4 November – John Jarlén, gymnast (died 1955).

Deaths

 * 22 July - Betty Ehrenborg, writer (born 1818)
 * 10 March - Thekla Knös, writer (born 1815)
 * 14 February - Christina Enbom, opera singer (born 1804)