Allmänna Idrottsklubben (English: the Public Sports Club), usually referred to as just AIK and internationally known as AIK Stockholm, is a professional sports club from Stockholm, Sweden. Founded in 1891, at the downtown address of Biblioteksgatan 8 in the district of Norrmalm, the club is the largest in Scandinavia. The club's achievements include Swedish championship titles in a slew of sports: football, ice hockey, floorball, bandy, handball, bowling, badminton, athletics, and many other sports, as well as the Wimbledon Championships and French Open in tennis (through Sven Davidson, Lennart Bergelin, and Ulf Schmidt).
Swedish sports club AIK is founded at Biblioteksgatan 8 in Stockholm by Isidor Behrens
Allmänna Idrottsklubben (English: the Public Sports Club), usually referred to as just AIK and internationally known as AIK Stockholm, is a professional sports club from Stockholm, Sweden.
Historical Significance
Allmänna Idrottsklubben (English: the Public Sports Club), usually referred to as just AIK and internationally known as AIK Stockholm, is a professional sports club from Stockholm, Sweden.
Events Before
Physicist J. J. Thomson (33) weds Rose Elisabeth Paget
Physicist J. J. Thomson (33) weds Rose Elisabeth Paget
Eritrea is consolidated into a colony by the Italian government
Eritrea, officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. Its capital and largest city is Asmara.
German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck resigns after 19 years after a disagreement with German Emperor Wilhelm II
German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck resigns after 19 years after a disagreement with German Emperor Wilhelm II
Painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir (49) weds Aline Victorine Charigot
Painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir (49) weds Aline Victorine Charigot
Canadian boxer George Dixon becomes the first Black world champion when he stops English bantamweight champion Edwin "Nu
Canadian boxer George Dixon becomes the first Black world champion when he stops English bantamweight champion Edwin "Nunc" Wallace in 18 rounds in London
Events After
Ellis Island opens as a US immigration inspection station and becomes the gateway to the United States for more than 12
Ellis Island opens as a US immigration inspection station and becomes the gateway to the United States for more than 12 million people
Manuel Roxas is born
Manuel Roxas is born
Painter Paul Gauguin marries Teha'amana, a 13-year-old Tahitian girl
Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin was a French painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramist, and writer, whose work has been primarily associated with the Post-Impressionist and Symbolist movements.
The rules of basketball are first published in Triangle magazine, written by James Naismith
The rules of basketball are first published in Triangle magazine, written by James Naismith
The Coca-Cola Company is incorporated in Atlanta, Georgia
The Coca-Cola Company is an American multinational corporation founded in 1892 headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
More from the 1890s
Physicist J. J. Thomson (33) weds Rose Elisabeth Paget
Physicist J. J. Thomson (33) weds Rose Elisabeth Paget
Ellis Island opens as a US immigration inspection station and becomes the gateway to the United States for more than 12
Ellis Island opens as a US immigration inspection station and becomes the gateway to the United States for more than 12 million people
German physicist Wilhelm Röntgen announces his discovery of X-rays
German physicist Wilhelm Röntgen announces his discovery of X-rays
Eritrea is consolidated into a colony by the Italian government
Eritrea, officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. Its capital and largest city is Asmara.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What happened on February 15, 1891?
- Allmänna Idrottsklubben (English: the Public Sports Club), usually referred to as just AIK and internationally known as AIK Stockholm, is a professional sports club from Stockholm, Sweden. Founded in 1891, at the downtown address of Biblioteksgatan 8 in the district of Norrmalm, the club is the largest in Scandinavia. The club's achievements include Swedish championship titles in a slew of sports: football, ice hockey, floorball, bandy, handball, bowling, badminton, athletics, and many other sports, as well as the Wimbledon Championships and French Open in tennis (through Sven Davidson, Lennart Bergelin, and Ulf Schmidt).
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- Allmänna Idrottsklubben (English: the Public Sports Club), usually referred to as just AIK and internationally known as AIK Stockholm, is a professional sports club from Stockholm, Sweden.