1959 in Sweden

none November 2023 1959 Events from the year 1959 in Sweden Incumbents Monarch – Gustaf VI Adolf Prime Minister – Tage Erlander Events The Lycksele Zoo established Popular culture Film 26 January – Fröken Chic released 13 November – Raggare! released Births 8 January – Björn Jilsén, handball player.Björn Jilsén https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ji/bjorn-jilsen-1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200417205719/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ji/bjorn-jilsen-1.html dead 17 April 2020 Sports Reference LLC 4 August 2015 9 January – Tommy Holmgren, football player 27 January – Göran Hägglund, politician 24 April – Ronnie Båthman, tennis player Johan Petri, theatre director, dramatist, and theatre scholar 22 May – Lotta Falkenbäck, figure skater.Lotta Falkenbäck https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fa/lotta-falkenback-1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200417204633/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fa/lotta-falkenback-1.html dead 17 April 2020 Sports Reference LLC 4 August 2015 23 May – Daniel Alfredson, film director 14 June – Håkan Södergren, ice hockey player 3 July – Jens Nordqvist, sprint canoer.Jens Nordqvist https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/no/jens-nordqvist-1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200417205341/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/no/jens-nordqvist-1.html dead 17 April 2020 Sports Reference LLC 4 August 2015 29 July – Jöran Hägglund, politician 16 August – Gunilla Röör, actress 23 August – Christina Herrström, screenwriter 30 October – Glenn Hysén, football player and manager 13 December – Staffan William-Olsson, jazz musician Deaths thumb|right|100 px|Karl Ansén 1 March – Ragnar Malm, cyclist (born 1893).Ragnar Malm https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/ragnar-malm-1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200417203110/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/ragnar-malm-1.html dead 17 April 2020 Sports Reference LLC 4 August 2015 8 March – Olle Hjortzberg, painter and illustrator (born 1872) 20 March – Einar Svensson, ice hockey player (born 1894) 26 March – Frans Lindstrand, wrestler (born 1883).Gustaf Lindstrand https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/gustaf-lindstrand-1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200417205057/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/gustaf-lindstrand-1.html dead 17 April 2020 Sports Reference LLC 4 August 2015 11 May – Arvid Spångberg, diver (born 1890) 20 July – Karl Ansén, football player (born 1887).Karl Ansén https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/karl-ansen-1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200417204437/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/karl-ansen-1.html dead 17 April 2020 Sports Reference LLC 4 August 2015 19 November – Douglas Håge, actor (born 1898) 7 December – Nils Bolander, bishop (born 1902) 11 December – Gustaf Weidel, gymnast (born 1890).https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/31096 Gustaf Johnsson Olympedia 16 October 2020 References 1959 Sweden Category:Years of the 20th century in Sweden