1927 in Sweden explained

Events from the year 1927 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Gustaf V
• Prime Minister – Carl Gustaf Ekman

Events

• The Volvo car manufacturing company was founded in Gothenburg, as a subsidiary to the Swedish ball bearing factory AB.
• Forex Bank established
• The Norra Kvill National Park established.^[1]

Arts and culture

• The comic strip Kronblom was created by Elov Persson

Births

• 30 January  - Olof Palme, politician (died 1986)
• 30 April  - Lars Hall, modern pentathlete, Olympic champion 1952 and 1956 (died 1991).^[2]
• 7 May  - Åke Hansson, footballer
• 25 June  - Kjell Tånnander, Swedish decathlete
• 22 November  - Gullan Bornemark, musician

Deaths

• 7 July  - Gösta Mittag-Leffler, mathematician (born 1846)
• 19 August  - Johan Edman, tug-of-war competitor (born 1875).^[3]
• 2 October  - Svante Arrhenius, scientist (born 1859)
• 24 December  - Karl Oskar Medin, paediatrician (born 1847)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Norra Kvill National Park . . 24 November 2014.
2. Web site: Lars Hall . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417203048/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/lars-hall-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 24 November 2014.
3. Web site: Johan Edman . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417205209/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ed/johan-edman-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 24 November 2014.