1996 in Sweden

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Events from the year 1996 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf
• Prime Minister – Ingvar Carlsson, succeeded by Göran Persson

Events

• Establishment of the Tresticklan National Park.

Popular culture

Tomas Tranströmer, winner of the August Prize in 1996.

Literature

• Sorgegondolen, poetry collection by Tomas Tranströmer, winner of the August Prize.[1]

Film

• 25 December – Private Confessions released

Television

• Mysteriet på Greveholm
• Skilda världar, soap opera from 1996 to 2002
• Vänner och fiender, soap opera from 1996 to 2000
• Robin, cartoon series

Sports

• The 1996 Allsvenskan was won by IFK Göteborg
• At the 1996 Summer Olympics, Sweden had 177 participants, and achieved eight medals (2 gold, 4 silver, 2 bronze).

Births

• 29 April – Gustav Engvall, football player
• 18 July – Yung Lean, musician
• 10 October – Oscar Zia, singer

Deaths

Edvin Wide, Olympic medalist 1920, 1924 and 1928

• 16 January – Kurt Svanström, football player (born 1915)
• 11 February – Olle Åhlund, football player (born 1920).[2]
• 28 April – Svea Holst, film actress (born 1901)
• 14 March – Maj Sønstevold, composer (born 1917).[3]
• 19 June – Edvin Wide, runner, Olympic medalist 1920, 1924 and 1928 (born 1896).[4]
• 2 July – Ingvar Pettersson, athlete (born 1926)
• 6 December – Olof Sundby, bishop, archbishop of Uppsala (born 1917)
• 12 December – Olle Tandberg, heavyweight boxer (born 1918)

See also

• 1996 in Swedish television

References

1. "Augustpriset" (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 February 2015.
2. "Olle Åhlund". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
3. Dahm, Cecilie. "Maj Sønstevold". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
4. "Edvin Wide". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2015.