1944 in Sweden explained

Events from the year 1944 in Sweden

Incumbents

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

Events

• 30 January – Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees is founded.
• 11 April – Skirmish at Sövde

Births

• 17 January – Jan Guillou, author
• 7 June – Erling Wicklund, Swedish-Norwegian trombonist, composer, and journalist (died 2019)

Deaths

• 5 July – Torine Torines, mechanic (born 1876)
• 14 July – Emil Fjellström, actor (born 1884)
• 8 October – Elsa Lindberg-Dovlette, writer and princess of Persia (born 1874)^[1]

Notes and References

1. Book: Åhlen, Bengt. Svensk bokkalender 1945: En översikt över 1944 års bokutgivning. Stockholm. Rabén & Sjögre. 1945. 82. 924316513 . sv.