1929 in Sweden explained

Events from the year 1929 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Gustaf V
• Prime Minister – Arvid Lindman

Events

• The newspaper Arbetar-Tidningen established

Births

• 24 January  - Anders Kvissberg, sport shooter.^[1]
• 28 January  - Vanja Blomberg, gymnast.^[2]
• 6 February  - Sixten Jernberg, cross country skier (died 2012).^[3]
• 10 April  - Max von Sydow, actor
• 14 May  - Åke Ortmark, radio journalist, author and television presenter (died 2018)
• 29 June  - Bertil Norman, orienteering competitor
• 21 July  - Birger Asplund, hammer thrower
• 12 August  - Carl Axel Petri, politician and judge (died 2017)
• 4 September  - Bror Stefenson, Swedish Navy admiral (died 2018)
• 6 October  - Karin Lindberg, gymnast.^[4]

Deaths

• 11 January  - Elfrida Andrée, first female organist (born 1841)
• 21 June  - Birger Sjöberg, novelist, poet and songwriter (born 1885)
• Augusta Braunerhjelm, playwright (born 1839)
• Ottilia Littmarck, actress (born 1834)
• 6 September - Anna Pettersson, lawyer (born 1861)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Anders Kvissberg . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417205046/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kv/anders-kvissberg-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 26 November 2014.
2. Web site: Vanja Blomberg . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417210211/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bl/vanja-blomberg-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 26 November 2014.
3. Web site: Sixten Jernberg . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417070624/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/je/sixten-jernberg-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 26 November 2014.
4. Web site: Karin Lindberg . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417163418/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/karin-lindberg-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 26 November 2014.