1987 in Sweden explained

Events from the year 1987 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf
• Prime Minister – Ingvar Carlsson

Events

• 23 January  - The film Stockholmsnatt is released.
• 2 February  - The 22nd Guldbagge Awards is presented.
• 2 April – Shopping mall A6 center is inaugurated near Jönköping.^[1]
• 27 July to 2 August  - The tennis tournament 1987 Swedish Open.
• 16 November – In the Lerum train crash, nine people were killed and more than 100 were injured.^[2]
• 15 December – Covered bridge restaurant Gävlebro is inaugurated near Gävle.^[3]
• 25 December  - The film Pelle the Conqueror is released.
• 31 December – TV 3 Sweden is launched.

Births

• 1 January  - Patric Hörnqvist, ice hockey player
• 29 January  - Christian Carlsson, politician
• 2 February  - Christoffer Vikström, swimmer.^[4]
• 3 February  - Christine Bjerendal, archer.^[5]
• 26 February  - Johan Sjöstrand, handball player
• 10 March  - Ebba Jungmark, high jumper.^[6]
• 14 April  - Ida Odén, handball player
• 12 May  - Björn Gund, ski mountaineer and cross-country skier
• 2 June  - Darin Zanyar, singer-songwriter
• 7 July  - Veronica Wagner, gymnast
• 27 July  - Astrid Gabrielsson, sailor
• 8 August  - Petter Menning, sprint canoer
• 2 October  - Johanna Ahlm, handball player.^[7]
• 29 October  - Tove Lo, singer-songwriter
• 14 November  - Nour El-Refai, Lebanese born-Swedish actress and comedian
• 17 November  - Jacob Wester, freestyle skier
• 12 December  - Sibel Redžep, Macedonian-born singer

Deaths

• 10 January  - Håkan Malmrot, swimmer (born 1900).^[8]
• 27 January  - Ove Rainer, politician and jurist (born 1925)
• 20 October  - Lars-Erik Sjöberg, ice-hockey player (born 1944)
• 7 November  - Arne Borg, swimmer (born 1901).^[9]
• 12 November  - Cornelis Vreeswijk, Dutch-Swedish singer-songwriter, actor, and poet (born 1937)
• 21 November  - Axel Ståhle, horse rider (born 1891)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Årtal och händelser i Jönköping. Jönköpings historia. Swedish. 7 August 2022.
2. Web site: Swedish Train Crash Kills 9 . nytimes.com . 17 November 1987 . 6 March 2023.
3. News: 35 år sedan striden om Gävle bro. Gefle Dagblad. Nils Palmeby. Swedish. 8 June 2021. 7 August 2022.
4. Web site: Christoffer Wikström . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417204023/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wi/christoffer-wikstrom-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 30 July 2015.
5. Web site: Christine Bjerendal . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417203243/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bj/christine-bjerendal-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 30 July 2015.
6. Web site: Ebba Jungmark . olympedia.org . 6 March 2023.
7. Web site: Johanna Ahlml . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417204030/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ah/johanna-ahlm-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 30 July 2015.
8. Web site: Håkan Malmrot . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417165103/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/hakan-malmrot-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 30 July 2015.
9. Web site: Arne Borg. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417071902/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/arne-borg-1.html. dead. 17 April 2020. Sports Reference LLC . 30 July 2015.