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Fanny Durack and Mina Wylie, the gold and silver medallists in the first women's individual swimming event
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3 January – The Svenska Scoutförbundet is formed.
15 January – Sven Hedin's contribution to the Swedish defence issue, Ett varningsord , is published and distributed in one million copies. [1]
2 April – The Swedish government puts forward a proposal for women's suffrage, but it is blocked by the FK .
28 April – A charity matinee is organised in Stockholm for the Swedish victims of the Titanic disaster. [1]
5 May–22 July –The Olympic Games take place in Stockholm . [2]
8 May – The Swedish Parliament decides to establish the National Board of Health and Welfare from 1 January 1913. [1]
19 May – August Strindberg is buried, and large crowds line the cortege route.[1] Nathan Söderblom officiates at the funeral,[3] which takes place at the 'Nya kyrkogården' (Norra begravningsplatsen ) in Stockholm. [4]
1 June – The Stockholm Olympic Stadium , designed by Torben Grut , is inaugurated for the Olympic Games .
2 August – A Swedish study shows that farm trade has increased so much that other trade is suffering. [1]
16 August – The first Swedish aerial photograph is presented. [1]
16 August – Swedish Televerket starts to offer the Lyxtelegram service. [5]
17 September – The Pentecostal church in Skövde is founded as one of the first Pentecostal churches in Sweden.
27 September – 42-year-old Swedish engineer and inventor Gustaf Dalén , director of AGA since 1909, loses his eyesight when an experiment goes wrong. [6]
6 October – DN organises a competition for Sweden's most popular names. Erik wins before Karl, Margit and Anna. [3]
14 November – Erik Axel Karlfeldt is appointed Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy . [3]
1 December – The first stage of the Inlandsbanan railway, Östersund-Strömsund, opens for traffic in Sweden. [6]
1 December – The tradition of using Advent stars was introduced in Sweden by Sven Erik Aurelius ' wife Julia.
10 December – Gustaf Dalén wins the Nobel Prize in Physics for inventing the automatic lighthouse . [1]
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6 January – Johnny Bode , composer (died 1983 )
8 January – Folke Hamrin , actor (died 1982 )
16 January – Frank Sundström , actor (died 1993 )
23 January – Manne Grünberger , actor (died 1997 )
26 January – Gösta Kjellertz , singer (died 1984 )
1 February – Rolf Gülich , motorcycle rider (died 2010 )
12 February – Thore Christiansen , singer (died 1980 )
17 February – Birgit Lennartsson , actor and singer (died 1997 )
18 February – Bo Hederström , actor (died 2001 )
18 February – Bengt Lissegårdh , artist (died 1979 )
28 February – Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland , Swedish prince (died 1997 )
12 March – Sixten Sason , industrial designer (died 1967 )
18 March – Henrik Dyfverman , actor and television producer (died 1998 )
22 March – Per-Erik Rundquist , novelist and poet (died 1986 )
1 April – Sven-Otto Lindqvist , actor (died 1964 )
2 April – Sigvard Törnqvist , rider and composer (died 1990 )
7 April – Sven Bertil Norberg , actor (died 1967 )
20 April – Erik Larsson , cross-country skier (died 1982 )
4 May – Britta Brunius , actress (died 2000 )
7 May – Rune Landsberg , actor (died 1989)
8 May – Dagny Carlsson , blogger (died 2022 )
21 May – Sven Melin , actor and singer (died 1966 )
21 May – Lille Bror Söderlundh , composer and singer (died 1957 )
21 May – Ingmar Ström , author and bishop (died 2003 )
29 June – Bertil Sjödin , actor (died 1997 )
6 July – Ruth Moberg , actor and opera singer (died 1997 )
11 July – Aino Taube , actor (died 1990 )
14 July – Per-Martin Hamberg , composer, scriptwriter, director, author and radio producer (died 1974 )
4 August – Raoul Wallenberg , architech, businessman and diplomat (died 1947 )
8 August – Ilse-Nore Tromm , actress (died 1994 )
25 August – Marta Lindberg , social democratic politician (died 2006 )
9 September – Marianne Zetterström , author and journalist (died 2011 )
21 September – Gösta Björling , opera singer (died 1957 )
29 September – Sture Ericson , actor and director (died 1979 )
6 October – Karin Albihn , actress (died 1974 )
22 October – Henrik Sandblad , historian (died 1991 )
14 November – Åke Jensen , actor and singer (died 1993 )
27 November – Birgit Rosengren , actress (died 2011 )
21 December – Brita Appelgren , actress and ballet dancer (died 1999 )
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Dahlberg, Hans (1999). Hundra år i Sverige (in Swedish). Albert Bonniers. ISBN 9100571733 .
Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of international games . Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co. p. 473. ISBN 0-7864-1026-4 .
Nationalencyklopedin (2000). Sverige 1900-talet (in Swedish). Bra Böcker. ISBN 9789171337221 .
Aftonbladet (1999). 100 år med Aftonbladet .
"15 Augusti". Svenska Dagbladet . 1912. p. 7.
Himmelstedt, Bernt (1999). 20:e århundradets När Var Hur (in Swedish). Bokförlaget Forum. ISBN 9789137114897 .