1975 in Sweden explained

Events from the year 1975 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf
• Prime Minister – Olof Palme

Events

• 24 April – West German Embassy siege in Stockholm.^[1]
• 14 May – The Parliament of Sweden in Stockholm passes an act, encouraging immigrants to keep the language and culture of their native countries.^[2]

Births

• 20 February  - Niclas Wallin, ice hockey player
• 4 April  - Thobias Fredriksson, cross country skier.^[3]
• 10 April  - Rickard Söderberg, tenor, singer and debater
• 15 May  - Peter Iwers, rock bassist
• 11 June  - Ulrika Bergman, curler.
• 27 August  - Björn Gelotte, rock musician

Exact date unknown

• Anders Göthberg, guitarist (died 2008)

Deaths

• 17 January  - Curt Hartzell, gymnast (born 1891).^[4]
• 8 September  - Erik Adlerz, diver (born 1892), won two Olympic gold medals in 1912.^[5]

See also

• 1975 in Swedish television

Notes and References

1. Web site: Baader-Meinhof blow up embassy. 1 March 2015.
2. News: Dags att begrava det multikulturella projektet. Dagens sahmälle. Swedish. 17 February 2017. 13 February 2021.
3. Web site: Thobias Fredriksson . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417192023/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fr/thobias-fredriksson-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 4 October 2014.
4. Web site: Curt Hartzell . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417205306/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/curt-hartzell-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 4 October 2014.
5. Web site: Erik Adlerz . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417203832/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ad/erik-adlerz-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 4 October 2014.