1956 in Sweden

none November 2023 1956 Events from the year 1956 in Sweden Incumbents Monarch – Gustaf VI Adolf Prime Minister – Tage Erlander Events 16 September – Swedish general election The Husaby Affair around Florence Stephens. The disappearance of Gunnel Gummeson. Popular culture Sport Guldpucken established 11-17 June - The country stages the Equestrian events in the 1956 Summer Olympics because of problems with quarantine laws affecting the host city of Melbourne Theatre The Eugene O'Neill Award established Film 11 June – Seventh Heaven released 10 September – The Staffan Stolle Story released Births thumb |right |100 px |Ingemar Stenmark won more international races than any other alpine skier in history, with a total of 86 wins until March 2023 when Shiffrin won her 87th World Cup race. 18 March – Ingemar Stenmark, alpine skier.Ingemar Stenmark https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/ingemar-stenmark-1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200417070558/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/ingemar-stenmark-1.html dead 17 April 2020 Sports Reference LLC 4 August 2015 2 May – Kenneth Johansson, politician 13 May – Staffan Hellstrand, rock musician, songwriter and record producer 23 May – Tomas Norström, actor and film director.http://www.svenskfilmdatabas.se/sv/Item/?type=person&itemid=71131 svenskfilmdatabas.se Tomas Norström sv 16 October 2020 6 June – Björn Borg, tennis player 24 August – Clas Lindberg, film director and screenwriter 2 September – Marcus Wallenberg, banker and industrialist 8 November – Peter Lindmark, ice hockey player.Peter Lindmark https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/peter-lindmark-1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200417204625/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/peter-lindmark-1.html dead 17 April 2020 Sports Reference LLC 4 August 2015 5 December – Peter Dalle, actor and comedian Unknown date – Agneta Nilsson, politicianLedamöter & partier: Agneta Nilsson (S) https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/ledamoter-och-partier/ledamot/agneta-nilsson_889d11ae-8749-46fa-b850-bf6aeeb8f1aa/ Riksdag 16 September 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260830185039/https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/ledamoter-och-partier/ledamot/agneta-nilsson_889d11ae-8749-46fa-b850-bf6aeeb8f1aa/ 30 August 2026 Stockholm, Sweden sv Deaths 10 March – Åke Fjästad, football player (born 1887).Åke Fjästad https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fj/ake-fjastad-1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200417204452/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fj/ake-fjastad-1.html dead 17 April 2020 Sports Reference LLC 4 August 2015 21 March – Per Kaufeldt, football player (born 1902) 7 April – Sven Linderot, politician (born 1890) Elin Engström, politician (Social Democrat), trade unionist and women's right activist (born 1860) 15 April – Leonard Peterson, gymnast (born 1857) References 1956 Sweden Category:Years of the 20th century in Sweden