1938 in Sweden explained

Events from the year 1938 in Sweden

Incumbents

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

Events

• 20 December  - The Saltsjöbaden Agreement was signed between the Swedish Trade Union Confederation and the Swedish Employers Association.

Births

• 9 March – Lill-Babs, schlager singer (d. 2018)
• 2 April – John Larsson, 17th General of The Salvation Army
• 11 June – Leif Axmyr, convicted murderer (d. 2018)
• 20 September – Pia Lindström, television journalist
• 4 October  - Per Odensten, novelist.^[1] (d. 2023)

Deaths

• 5 February  - Axel Ljung, gymnast (born 1884).^[2]
• 14 April  - Gillis Grafström, figure skater (born 1893).^[3]
• 31 October  - August Gustafsson, tug-of-war competitor (born 1875).^[4]
• Alexandra Skoglund, suffragette, women's rights activist and politician (born 1862)
• Augusta Andersson, restaurant owner (born 1856)

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Per Odensten . . Godal . Anne Marit . Anne Marit Godal . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no. 16 October 2014.
2. Web site: Axel Ljung . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417203520/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/lj/axel-ljung-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 16 October 2014.
3. Web site: Gillis Grafström . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417061854/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gr/gillis-grafstrom-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 16 October 2014.
4. Web site: August Gustafsson . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417205255/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gu/august-gustafsson-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 16 October 2014.