Hjo is a municipality in southwest Sweden, in the county of Västra Götaland. The municipality covers an area of 298.6 km². Of the total population of 8787, 4356 are male, and 4431 are female. The population density of the community is 29 inhabitants per km².
... 30 - Clyfford Still, painter
Deaths:
January 20 - Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev, Russian chemist and inventor of the Periodic table
May 19 - Auguste Molinier, French ...