1962 in Sweden explained

Events from the year 1962 in Sweden

Incumbents

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

Births

• 6 March  - Bengt Baron, swimmer.^[1]
• 1 June  - Mats Fransson, former handball player
• 2 June  - Rolf-Göran Bengtsson, show jumper
• 10 June  - Peter Nilsson, ice hockey player
• 12 June  - Patrik Bergner, actor, film director and playwright
• 29 June  - Blossom Tainton-Lindquist, singer
• 5 July  - Maria Lantz, academic artist
• 8 July  - Jan Erixon, former professional ice hockey player
• 9 July  - Jörgen Häggqvist, judoka
• 28 July  - Lars Håland, cross-country skier
• 21 September  - Peter Åslin, ice hockey player (died 2012).^[2]
• 26 September  - Jonas Bergqvist, ice hockey player.^[3]

Deaths

• 5 January  - Per Thorén, figure skater (born 1885)
• 22 January  - Carl-Ehrenfried Carlberg, gymnast (born 1889).^[4]
• 18 February  - Erik Granfelt, gymnast (born 1883).^[5]
• 5 April  - Boo Kullberg, gymnast (born 1889).^[6]
• 11 April  - Sven Landberg, gymnast (born 1888).^[7]
• 4 July  - Carl Hellström, sailor (born 1864).^[8]
• 7 August  - Gustaf Lewenhaupt, count, military officer and horse rider (born 1879).^[9]
• 19 August  - Kerstin Hesselgren, politician (born 1872^[10]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bengt Baron . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417170122/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/bengt-baron-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 3 October 2014.
2. Web site: Peter Åslin . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417204634/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/as/peter-aslin-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 3 October 2014.
3. Web site: Jonas Bergqvist . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417204622/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/jonas-bergqvist-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 3 October 2014.
4. Web site: Carl Ehrenfried Carlberg . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417205257/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/carl-ehrenfried-carlberg-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 3 October 2014.
5. Web site: Erik Granfelt . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417071441/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gr/erik-granfelt-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 3 October 2014.
6. Web site: Boo Kullberg . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417205226/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ku/boo-kullberg-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 3 October 2014.
7. Web site: Sven Landberg . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417204428/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/la/sven-landberg-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 3 October 2014.
8. Web site: Carl Hellström . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417204501/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/carl-hellstrom-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 3 October 2014.
9. Web site: Gustaf Lewenhaupt . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417205054/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/le/gustaf-lewenhaupt-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 3 October 2014.
10. https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/hesselgren-kerstin-1872-1962 Hesselgren, Kerstin (1872–1962)