1980 in Sweden explained

Events from the year 1980 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf
• Prime Minister – Thorbjörn Fälldin

Events

• 23 March  - Nuclear power referendum
• The Right Livelihood Award established

Popular culture

Literature

• Vredens barn, novel by Sara Lidman

Sport

• The 1980 European Figure Skating Championships were held in Gothenburg
• The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships took place in Falun

Births

• 5 January  - Elin Nordegren, model
• 25 January  - Christian Olsson, athlete
• 22 February  - Jimmie Ericsson, ice hockey player
• 10 March  - Claire Hedenskog, swimmer.^[1]
• 19 March – Johan Olsson, cross country skier
• 3 April – Johan Brunström, tennis player
• 4 April – Björn Wirdheim, professional racing driver
• 4 June  - Pontus Farnerud, former professional footballer
• 13 June  - Linda Wessberg, golf player
• 30 June  - Emil Almén, actor
• 30 June  - Rade Prica, footballer
• 19 August  - Tove Fraurud, politician
• 20 September – Gustav Larsson, cyclist
• 26 September – Daniel and Henrik Sedin, ice hockey players
• 9 October  - Henrik Zetterberg, ice hockey player
• 2 November – Kennedy Bakircioglu, footballer
• 12 November – gustaf Skarsgård, actor
• 14 November  - Johanna Thydell, writer
• 22 November  - Emma Ejwertz, singer and songwriter
• 2 December – Charlotte Rohlin, former footballer
• 21 December – Stefan Liv, ice hockey player

Deaths

• 17 February  - Einar Karlsson, wrestler (born 1908)
• 17 April  - Alf Sjöberg, film director (born 1903)
• 20 June  - Allan Pettersson, composer and violist (born 1911)
• 26 October  - Per-Olof Östrand, swimmer (born 1930)
• 17 November  - Hans Wetterström, sprint canoer.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Claire Hedenskog . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417204016/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/claire-hedenskog-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 4 August 2015.
2. Web site: Hans Wetterström . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417203550/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/we/hans-wetterstrom-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 4 August 2015.