1961 in Sweden
| Years in Sweden: | 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s |
| Years: | 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 |
Events from the year 1961 in Sweden
Incumbents
- Monarch – Gustaf VI Adolf
- Prime Minister – Tage Erlander
Events
- 18 September – UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld killed in a plane crash in Ndola, Northern Rhodesia.[1]
Births
- 25 April – Agneta Andersson, canoer, three times Olympic champion.[2]
Deaths
Claës König, Olympic champion in 1920.
- 7 January – Erik Lundqvist, javelin thrower (born 1908).[3]
- 5 February – Humbert Lundén, sailor (born 1882).[4]
- 18 September – Dag Hammarskjöld, UN Secretary General (born 1905).[1]
- 25 November – Claës König, nobleman, military officer and horse rider (born 1885).[5]
- – Ruth Gustafson
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References
- "UN Secretary General killed in air crash". Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- "Agneta Andersson". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- "Erik Lundqvist". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- "Humbert Lundén". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- "Claës König". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
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