1951 in Sweden explained

Events from the year 1951 in Sweden

Incumbents

• • Monarch – Gustaf VI Adolf Prime Minister – Tage Erlander

Events

• 22 January – 11 people die when a rail bus and a train collide in Kinstaby, Sweden.
• 9 May – In order to reduce purchasing power and counteract the rapid inflation in Sweden, the Swedish parliament decides on a series of new taxes.
• 2 June – The first Colorado beetle is discovered in Sweden.

Births

• 23 February  - Ulla Skoog, actress and comedian
• 17 April  - Börje Salming, ice hockey player (died 2022).^[1]
• 12 May  - Gunnar Larsson, swimmer.^[2]
• 14 May  - Anders Paulrud, writer (died 2008).^[3]
• 13 June  - Stellan Skarsgård, actor.^[4]
• 27 June – Ulf Andersson, chess player
• 2 August – Per Westerberg, politician
• 2 August – Freddie Wadling (died 2016).
• 4 September – Marita Ulvskog, politician and former MEP
• 17 October  - Roger Pontare, musician
• 19 December  - Ulf Olsson, convicted murderer (died 2010).

Deaths

• 12 January  - Gustaf Boivie, sport shooter (born 1864).^[5]
• 26 October  - Herbert Lindström, tug-of-war competitor, Olympic champion from 2012 (born 1886).^[6]
• 25 December  - Filip Ericsson, sailor (born 1882).^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Iconic Maple Leafs defenceman Börje Salming dies at 71 . 2022-11-25 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20230217134422/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/borje-salming-death-maple-leafs-1.6663024 . 2023-02-17 . live .
2. Web site: Gunnar Larsson . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417055336/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/la/gunnar-larsson-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 2 October 2014.
3. News: Författaren Anders Paulrud är död. 6 January 2008 . sv . 2 October 2014. Svenska Dagbladet .
4. https://www.filmbug.com/db/31766 Stellan Skarsgard
5. Web site: Gustaf Boivie . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417205311/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/gustaf-boivie-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 2 October 2014.
6. Web site: Herbert Lindström . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417172137/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/herbert-lindstrom-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 2 October 2014.
7. Web site: Filip Ericson . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417205118/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/er/filip-ericson-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 2 October 2014.