2003 in Sweden explained

Events from the year 2003 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf
• Prime Minister – Göran Persson

Events

• 10 September  - Foreign Minister Anna Lindh stabbed whilst shopping at a Stockholm department store.^[1]
• 11 September  - Foreign Minister Anna Lindh dies of stab injuries.
• 14 September  - 2003 Swedish euro referendum

Popular culture

Film

• 16 September  - Evil (Swedish: Ondskan), a drama film directed by Mikael Håfström, was released in Sweden. The film had earlier been presented at the Cannes film festival.

Births

• 3 January Greta Thunberg, climate activist.

Deaths

• 15 January  - Arne Palmqvist, bishop (born 1921).
• 16 March  - Lars Passgård, actor (born 1941).
• 25 August  - Hjalmar Pettersson, cyclist (born 1906).^[2]
• 11 September  - Anna Lindh, Foreign Minister (born 1957)
• 26 September  - Olle Anderberg, sport wrestler, Olympic champion in 1952 (born 1919).^[3]
• 30 October  - Börje Leander, footballer (born 1918).^[4]

See also

• 2003 in Swedish television

Notes and References

1. Web site: Anna Lindh dies of stab injuries. 1 March 2015.
2. Web site: Hjalmar Pettersson. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417210418/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pe/hjalmar-pettersson-1.html. dead. 17 April 2020. Sports Reference LLC . 6 October 2014.
3. Web site: Olle Anderberg . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417203543/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/olle-anderberg-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 6 October 2014.
4. Web site: Börje Leander . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417203601/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/le/borje-leander-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 6 October 2014.