1996 in Sweden
Sweden-related events during the year of 1996
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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
- Connect/Disconnect one-act musical premieres in Gothenburg.
- Establishment of the Tresticklan National Park.
Popular culture
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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
- 5 February – Stina Blackstenius, footballer
- 29 April – Gustav Engvall, football player
- 1 May – William Nylander, ice hockey player
- 6 July – Sandra Näslund, freestyle skier
- 18 July – Yung Lean, musician
- 28 August – Little Sis Nora, singer
- 10 October – Oscar Zia, singer
Deaths
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- 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)
- 13 September – Håkan Sundin, 54, Swedish bandy player
- 6 December – Olof Sundby, bishop, archbishop of Uppsala (born 1917)
- 12 December – Olle Tandberg, heavyweight boxer (born 1918)
See also
References
- ^ "Augustpriset" (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ^ "Olle Åhlund". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ^ Dahm, Cecilie. "Maj Sønstevold". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ^ "Edvin Wide". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
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1996 in Europe
- Albania
- Andorra
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macedonia
- Malta
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- San Marino
- Serbia and Montenegro
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- Vatican City
States with limited
recognition
recognition
Dependencies, colonies
and other territories
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