1959 in Sweden explained

Events from the year 1959 in Sweden

Incumbents

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

Events

• The Lycksele Zoo established

Popular culture

Film

• 26 January  - Fröken Chic released
• 13 November  - Raggare! released

Births

• 8 January  - Björn Jilsén, handball player.^[1]
• 9 January  - Tommy Holmgren, football player
• 27 January  - Göran Hägglund, politician
• 24 April  -
  • Ronnie Båthman, tennis player
  • Johan Petri, theatre director, dramatist, and theatre scholar
• 22 May  - Lotta Falkenbäck, figure skater.^[2]
• 23 May  - Daniel Alfredson, film director
• 14 June  - Håkan Södergren, ice hockey player
• 3 July  - Jens Nordqvist, sprint canoer.^[3]
• 29 July  - Jöran Hägglund, politician
• 16 August  - Gunilla Röör, actress
• 23 August  - Christina Herrström, screenwriter
• 30 October  - Glenn Hysén, football player and manager
• 13 December  - Staffan William-Olsson, jazz musician

Deaths

• 1 March  - Ragnar Malm, cyclist (born 1893).^[4]
• 8 March  - Olle Hjortzberg, painter and illustrator (born 1872)
• 20 March  - Einar Svensson, ice hockey player (born 1894)
• 26 March  - Frans Lindstrand, wrestler (born 1883).^[5]
• 11 May  - Arvid Spångberg, diver (born 1890)
• 20 July  - Karl Ansén, football player (born 1887).^[6]
• 19 November  - Douglas Håge, actor (born 1898)
• 7 December  - Nils Bolander, bishop (born 1902)
• 11 December  - Gustaf Weidel, gymnast (born 1890).^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Björn Jilsén . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417205719/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ji/bjorn-jilsen-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 4 August 2015.
2. Web site: Lotta Falkenbäck . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417204633/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fa/lotta-falkenback-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 4 August 2015.
3. Web site: Jens Nordqvist . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417205341/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/no/jens-nordqvist-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 4 August 2015.
4. Web site: Ragnar Malm . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417203110/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/ragnar-malm-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 4 August 2015.
5. Web site: Gustaf Lindstrand . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417205057/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/gustaf-lindstrand-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 4 August 2015.
6. Web site: Karl Ansén . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417204437/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/karl-ansen-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 4 August 2015.
7. Web site: Gustaf Johnsson . Olympedia . 16 October 2020.