When Johan Herman Johansson was born on 19 October 1856, in Knätte, Älvsborg, Sweden, his father, August Johansson Hogland, was 29 and his mother, Charlotte Johanson, was 28.
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The Swedish krona replaced the Swedish riksdaler as the national currency in 1873.
Fredrika Bremer Association was founded in 1884 and is Sweden's oldest women's rights organization.
World exposition held in Stockholm. First Swedish car built.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lars, Anders, Erik, Nils, Lennart, Per, Alf, Bjorn, Mats, Sven, Alarik, Bernt.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Johan, Scandinavian form of John . Compare Johanson and Johnson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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