1956 in Sweden explained

Events from the year 1956 in Sweden

Incumbents

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

Events

• 16 September  - Swedish general election
• The Husaby Affair around Florence Stephens.
• The disappearance of Gunnel Gummeson.

Popular culture

Sport

• Guldpucken established
• 11-17 June - The country stages the Equestrian events in the 1956 Summer Olympics because of problems with quarantine laws affecting the host city of Melbourne

Theatre

• The Eugene O'Neill Award established

Film

• 11 June  - Seventh Heaven released
• 10 September  - The Staffan Stolle Story released

Births

• 18 March  - Ingemar Stenmark, alpine skier.^[1]
• 2 May  - Kenneth Johansson, politician
• 13 May  - Staffan Hellstrand, rock musician, songwriter and record producer
• 23 May  - Tomas Norström, actor and film director.^[2]
• 6 June – Björn Borg, tennis player
• 24 August  - Clas Lindberg, film director and screenwriter
• 2 September  - Marcus Wallenberg, banker and industrialist
• 8 November  - Peter Lindmark, ice hockey player.^[3]
• 5 December  - Peter Dalle, actor and comedian

Deaths

• 10 March  - Åke Fjästad, football player (born 1887).^[4]
• 21 March  - Per Kaufeldt, football player (born 1902)
• 7 April  - Sven Linderot, politician (born 1890)
• Elin Engström, politician (Social Democrat), trade unionist and women's right activist (born 1860)
• 15 April  - Leonard Peterson, gymnast (born 1857)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ingemar Stenmark . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417070558/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/ingemar-stenmark-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 4 August 2015.
2. Web site: Tomas Norström . svenskfilmdatabas.se . sv . 16 October 2020 .
3. Web site: Peter Lindmark . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417204625/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/peter-lindmark-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 4 August 2015.
4. Web site: Åke Fjästad . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417204452/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fj/ake-fjastad-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 4 August 2015.