1996 in Sweden

none January 2025 1996 Events from the year 1996 in Sweden Incumbents Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf Prime Minister – Ingvar Carlsson, succeeded by Göran Persson Events Connect/Disconnect one-act musical premieres in Gothenburg. Establishment of the Tresticklan National Park. Popular culture thumb |right| 100 px | Tomas Tranströmer, winner of the August Prize in 1996. Literature Sorgegondolen, poetry collection by Tomas Tranströmer, winner of the August Prize.Augustpriset http://www.augustpriset.se/augustpriset-genom-aren?field_vinnare_nominerad=9&field_f_rlag=All&field_man_kvinna=All&field_rtal=All&field_f_rfattares_f_delse_r=All&field_kategori=All&search_api_views_fulltext=&page=5 sv 17 February 2015 Film 25 December – Private Confessions released Television Mysteriet på Greveholm Skilda världar, soap opera from 1996 to 2002 Vänner och fiender, soap opera from 1996 to 2000 Robin, cartoon series Sports The 1996 Allsvenskan was won by IFK Göteborg At the 1996 Summer Olympics, Sweden had 177 participants, and achieved eight medals (2 gold, 4 silver, 2 bronze). Births 5 February – Stina Blackstenius, footballer 29 April – Gustav Engvall, football player 1 May – William Nylander, ice hockey player 6 July – Sandra Näslund, freestyle skier 18 July – Yung Lean, musician 28 August – Little Sis Nora, singer 10 October – Oscar Zia, singer Deaths thumb|right|100 px |Edvin Wide, Olympic medalist 1920, 1924 and 1928 16 January – Kurt Svanström, football player (born 1915) 11 February – Olle Åhlund, football player (born 1920).Olle Åhlund https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ah/olle-ahlund-1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200417210219/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ah/olle-ahlund-1.html dead 17 April 2020 Sports Reference LLC 17 February 2015 14 March – Maj Sønstevold, composer (born 1917).Maj Sønstevold Norsk biografisk leksikon Cecilie Dahm Helle, Knut Kunnskapsforlaget Oslo http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Maj_Sønstevold/utdypning no 17 February 2015 23 March – Margit Manstad, actress. (born 1902)Margit Elfrida Cecilia Manstad 28 April – Svea Holst, film actress (born 1901) 19 June – Edvin Wide, runner, Olympic medalist 1920, 1924 and 1928 (born 1896).Edvin Wide https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wi/edvin-wide-1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200417052358/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wi/edvin-wide-1.html dead 17 April 2020 Sports Reference LLC 17 February 2015 2 July – Ingvar Pettersson, athlete (born 1926) 13 September – Håkan Sundin, 54, Swedish bandy player 6 December – Olof Sundby, bishop, archbishop of Uppsala (born 1917) 12 December – Olle Tandberg, heavyweight boxer (born 1918) See also 1996 in Swedish television References 1996 Category:Years of the 20th century in Sweden Sweden Category:1990s in Sweden Sweden