1949 in Sweden explained

Events from the year 1949 in Sweden:

Incumbents

• Monarch – Gustaf V
• Prime Minister – Tage Erlander

Events

• The Swedish Building Workers' Union founded

Popular culture

Film

• 29 August  - Flickan från tredje raden released
• 17 October  - Thirst released
• 9 December  - Pippi Longstocking released

Sport

• 4 to 10 February  - the 1949 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Stockholm
• 12 to 20 February  - the 1949 World Ice Hockey Championships were held in Stockholm

Births

• 2 January  - Anders Lidén, Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations
• 15 February  - Thomas Callerud, figure skater^[1]
• 21 February  - Ronnie Hellström, footballer (died 2022)^[2]
• 6 April  - Janet Ågren, actress
• 13 May  - Eva Eriksson, illustrator and writer^[3]
• 21 May  - Björn Ranelid, writer
• 9 July  - Jan Brunstedt, auto racing driver
• 19 July  - Bo Bernhardsson, politician
• 16 August  - Bo Knape, sailor^[4]

Deaths

• 28 January  - Gustaf Nordqvist, composer, church musician and professor (born 1886)
• 4 March  - Karolina Widerström (born 1856)
• 7 March  - David Emanuel Wahlberg, sports writer and editor (born 1882)
• 9 March  - Claes Johanson, wrestler (born 1884)^[5]
• 19 April  - Ulrich Salchow, figure skater (born 1877)^[6]
• 22 November  - John Ekman, film actor (born 1880)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Thomas Callerud . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417204337/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/thomas-callerud-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 30 July 2015.
2. https://then24.com/2022/02/06/ronnie-hellstrom-goalkeeping-legend-dies-at-the-age-of-72/ Ronnie Hellstrom: Goalkeeping legend dies at the age of 72
3. Web site: Eva Eriksson. sfi.se. sv. 1 May 2015.
4. Web site: Bo Knape . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417203423/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kn/bo-knape-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 30 July 2015.
5. Web site: Claes Johanson . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417204852/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/jo/claes-johanson-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 30 July 2015.
6. Web site: Ulrich Salchow . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417204436/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/ulrich-salchow-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 30 July 2015.