1946 in Sweden explained

Events from the year 1946 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Gustaf V
• Prime Minister – Per Albin Hansson, Östen Undén (acting), Tage Erlander

Events

• 19 November – Sweden joins the United Nations.^[1]

Births

• 1 January  - Carl B. Hamilton, economist and politician
• 30 April  - King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden^[2]
• 20 June  - Lars Vilks, visual artist and activist (died 2021).^[3]
• 28 August  - Anders Gärderud, runner.^[4]
• 14 September  - Anna Westberg, novelist and non-fiction writer (died 2005).^[5]
• 15 September  - Ola Brunkert, drummer (died 2008)
• 16 December – benny Andersson, Swedish musician

Deaths

• 21 February  - Gustaf Kilman, horse rider (born 1882).^[6]
• 11 March - Carl Lindhagen, politician (born 1860)
• 7 May - Cecilia Milow, author, translator, educator, campaigner and suffragette (born 1856)
• 14 June - Kristian Hellström, athlete (born 1880)^[7]
• 6 October  - Per Albin Hansson, prime minister (born 1885)
• 16 October - Ebba Bernadotte, morganatic spouse of Prince Oscar Bernadotte and philanthropist (born 1856)

Notes and References

1. Web site: United Nations member States. United Nations Member States. English. 3 July 2006. 27 March 2021.
2. Book: Paxton . J. . The Statesman's Year-Book 1987-88 . 16 December 2016 . Springer . 978-0-230-27116-6 . 1138 . en.
3. http://novelart.org/vilks.html Lars Vilks
4. Web site: Anders Gärderud . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417174425/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ga/anders-garderud-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 1 October 2014.
5. Encyclopedia: Anna Westberg . . Godal . Anne Marit . Anne Marit Godal . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no. 1 October 2014.
6. Web site: Gustaf Kilman . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417205239/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ki/gustaf-kilman-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 1 October 2014.
7. https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=12842 Kristian Hellström