1948 in Sweden explained

Events from the year 1948 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Gustaf V
• Prime Minister – Tage Erlander

Events

• Easter  - Youth riots in Stockholm
• Summer  - Violence against Romani people in Jönköping
• 19 September  - Swedish general election

Popular culture

Literature

• Pippi in the South Seas, children's book by Astrid Lindgren

Film

• Banketten, drama film directed by Hasse Ekman

Births

• 26 January  - Hasse Andersson, singer and songwriter
• 23 March  - Lena Conradson, singer
• 5 April  - Dan Söderström, ice-hockey player
• 21 April  - Jessica Iwanson, choreographer
• 26 April  - Svante Lindqvist, historian
• 5 May  - Mats Bergman, actor
• 5 May  - Anna Bergman, actress
• 4 July  - Tommy Körberg, actor and musician
• 4 September  - Anders Åberg, actor (died 2018)
• 11 October  - Göran Rosenberg, journalist
• 25 October  - Ingrid Sundberg, alpine skier.^[1]
• 30 October  - Ines Uusmann, politician
• 22 November  - Lars Andersson, sprint canoer.^[2]

Exact date missing

• Birgitta Eriksson, politician

Deaths

• 21 March  - Gustaf Elgenstierna, historian and genealogist (born 1871)
• 12 October  - Emilie Rathou, temperance and women's rights activist (born 1862)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ingrid Sundberg . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417204339/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/su/ingrid-sundberg-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 30 July 2015.
2. Web site: Lars Andersson . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417203432/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/lars-andersson-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 30 July 2015.