1956 in Sweden
| Years in Sweden: | 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s |
| Years: | 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 |
Events from the year 1956 in Sweden
Incumbents
- Monarch – Gustaf VI Adolf
- Prime Minister – Tage Erlander
Events
- 16 September – Swedish general election
- The Husaby Affair around Florence Stephens.
- The disappearance of Gunnel Gummeson.
Popular culture
Sport
- Guldpucken established
- 11-17 June - The country stages the Equestrian events in the 1956 Summer Olympics because of problems with quarantine laws affecting the host city of Melbourne
Theatre
- The Eugene O'Neill Award established
Film
- 11 June – Seventh Heaven released
- 10 September – The Staffan Stolle Story released
Births
Ingemar Stenmark won more international races than any other alpine skier in history, with a total of 86 wins.
- 18 March – Ingemar Stenmark, alpine skier.[1]
- 2 May – Kenneth Johansson, politician
- 13 May – Staffan Hellstrand, rock musician, songwriter and record producer
- 23 May – Tomas Norström, actor and film director
- 24 August – Clas Lindberg, film director and screenwriter
- 2 September – Marcus Wallenberg, banker and industrialist
- 8 November – Peter Lindmark, ice hockey player.[2]
- 5 December – Peter Dalle, actor and comedian
Deaths
- 10 March – Åke Fjästad, football player (born 1887).[3]
- 21 March – Per Kaufeldt, football player (born 1902)
- 7 April – Sven Linderot, politician (born 1889)
- Elin Engström, politician (Social Democrat), trade unionist and women's right activist (born 1860)
- 15 April – Leonard Peterson, gymnast (born 1885)
gollark: I can't use it. But I can exit it. Which is good enough.
gollark: I learned how to exit vim ages ago.
gollark: Well, I have 5 things you can vaguely consider computers. Everyone is identical to me, of course. And I've met more than 200 people. QED.
gollark: There are more than *1000* computers in the world right now, you know.
gollark: I mean, computers are quite popular.
References
- "Ingemar Stenmark". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- "Peter Lindmark". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- "Åke Fjästad". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
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