1924 in Sweden explained

Events from the year 1924 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Gustaf V
• Prime Minister – Ernst Trygger, Hjalmar Branting

Births

• 1 January  - Lennart Magnusson, fencer (died 2011).^[1]
• 7 March  - Sven Hjertsson, footballer (died 1999).
• 3 June  - Torsten Wiesel, neuroscientist
• 29 June  - Eivor Alm, cross-country skier (died 2011).^[2]
• 15 August  - Petrus Kastenman, equestrian (died 2013).^[3]
• 5 November  - Ingrid Sandahl, gymnast (died 2011).^[4]

Deaths

• 27 February - Carolina Östberg, opera singer (born 1853)
• 28 February - Hanna Ouchterlony, Salvationist (born 1838)
• 13 May - Wilhelmine Schröder, royal favorite (born 1839)
• 21 December - Anna Hierta-Retzius, women's right activist (born 1841)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lennart Magnusson. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417210137/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/lennart-magnusson-1.html. dead. 17 April 2020. Sports Reference LLC . 30 September 2014.
2. Web site: Eivor Alm . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417210010/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/eivor-alm-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 30 September 2014.
3. Web site: Petrus Kastenman . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417210440/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/petrus-kastenman-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 30 September 2014.
4. Web site: Ingrid Sandahl. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417203650/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/ingrid-sandahl-1.html. dead. 17 April 2020. Sports Reference LLC . 30 September 2014.