1976 in Sweden explained

Events from the year 1976 in Sweden

Incumbents

• • Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf Prime Minister – Olof Palme, Thorbjörn Fälldin

Events

• 19 June – King Carl XVI Gustaf marries Silvia Sommerlath.
• 19 September – The 1976 Swedish general election is held.
• 14 October – Following a defeat for the Social Democratic Party of Sweden in the Swedish parliamentary election, Olof Palme resigns as Prime Minister of Sweden and is replaced with Thorbjörn Fälldin.
• 27 November –The Church of Sweden Öxnehaga Church in Öxnehaga near Huskvarna, Sweden is inaugurated.^[1]

Popular culture

Sports

• 23–28 February  - The Winter Paralympics are held in Örnsköldsvik.^[2]
• 2–7 March  - The 1976 World Figure Skating Championships are held in Gothenburg.

Music

• 11 October  - The ABBA album Arrival released.
• Livets teater by Magnus Uggla released.

Births

• 16 march – Kim Johnsson, Swedish hockey player
• 5 April – Henrik Stenson, golfer
• 16 April  - Robert Dahlqvist, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2016)
  • 25 May  - Stefan Holm, Swedish high jumper.^[3]
• 10 June  - Patrik Kittel, horse rider.^[4]
• 19 July – Eric Prydz, DJ and music producer
• DJ and music producer
• 25 August – Alexander Skarsgård, actor
• 12 October – Kajsa Bergqvist, high jumper
• 14 December – Petter Hansson, footballer

Date unknown

• Henrik Åberg, Swedish singer.
• Gunnar Domeij, former floorball player.^[5]

Deaths

• 28 July  - Karin Kock-Lindberg, politician (born 1891).
• 21 December  - Karin Ekelund, Swedish actress (born 1913)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Öxnehagakyrkan. Church of Sweden. Swedish. 4 June 2023.
2. Book: Bell . Daniel . Encyclopedia of International Games . 17 March 2016 . McFarland . 978-1-4766-1527-1 . 519 . en.
3. Web site: Stefan Holm . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417172736/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ho/stefan-holm-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 9 November 2014.
4. Web site: Patrik Kittel . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417203236/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ki/patrik-kittel-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 9 November 2014.
5. http://statistik.innebandy.se/ft.aspx?scr=playercareer&fplid=405097 Gunnar Domeij IBIS