1934 in Sweden explained

Events from the year 1934 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Gustaf V
• Prime Minister – Per Albin Hansson

Events

• Dissolution of Välgörande fruntimmerssällskapet.
• The Swedish Social Democratic Party^[1] Wins the General Election

Popular culture

Theatre

• Gothenburg City Theatre opened

Sports

• 16–18 February  - The men's World Figure Skating Championships took place in Stockholm
• 20–25 February  - FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1934 in Sollefteå
• 3–4 August  - The 1934 World Archery Championships were held in Båstad

Births

• 22 March  - May Britt, actress
• 21 May  - Bengt I. Samuelsson, Swedish biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
• 25 May  - Sven Erlander, mathematician (died 2021)
• 28 May  - Torsten Engberg, military officer (died 2018)
• 16 June  - Evy Berggren, gymnast^[2]
• 22 June  - Ragnar Svensson, Greco-Roman wrestler from Sweden
• 5 July  - Erik Uddebom, athlete
• 18 October
  • Berit Lindholm, soprano (died 2023)
  • Inger Stevens, actress (died 1970)
• 31 October  - Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler^[3]
• 9 November  - Ingvar Carlsson, politician
• 21 November  - Carl-Henning Wijkmark, writer^[4]
• 22 November  - Östen Warnerbring, singer and composer (died 2006)
• 24 November  - Sven-Bertil Taube, actor and singer (died 2022)
• 9 December  - Ingvar Hirdwall, actor (died 2023)

Deaths

• 17 September  - Erik Lindqvist, sailor (born 1886)^[5]
• 5 November  - Carl Charlier, astronomer (born 1862)

Notes and References

1. Book: Elavander, Nils . The Swedish Social Democratic Party.
2. Web site: Evy Berggren. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417210108/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/evy-berggren-1.html. dead. 17 April 2020. Sports Reference LLC . 15 November 2014.
3. Book: Paxton . J. . The Statesman's Year-Book 1987-88 . 16 December 2016 . Springer . 978-0-230-27116-6 . 1138 . en.
4. Encyclopedia: Carl-Henning Wijkmark. . Godal . Anne Marit . Anne Marit Godal . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no. 15 November 2014.
5. Web site: Erik Lindqvist. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417205157/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/erik-lindqvist-1.html. dead. 17 April 2020. Sports Reference LLC . 15 November 2014.