1938 in Sweden

none November 2023 1938 Events from the year 1938 in Sweden Incumbents Monarch – Gustaf V Prime Minister – Per Albin Hansson Events October 2014 20 December – The Saltsjöbaden Agreement was signed between the Swedish Trade Union Confederation and the Swedish Employers Association. Sweden places 4th at the 1938 World Cup.1938-06-05 1938 FIFA World Cup in France https://www.worldcupbrackets.info/tournaments/world-cup/1938/ 2024-12-02 1938 FIFA World Cup in France en Abortion Act of 1938 - Abortion in Sweden was legalized only if the mother's life was in danger, the mother was raped, or on eugenical grounds. Births 28 January – Tomas Lindahl, biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 9 March – Lill-Babs, schlager singer (d. 2018) 2 April – John Larsson, 17th General of The Salvation Army 2 June – Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld, royal (d. 2026) 11 June – Leif Axmyr, convicted murderer (d. 2018) 20 September – Pia Lindström, television journalist 4 October – Per Odensten, novelist.Per Odensten Store norske leksikon Godal Anne Marit Anne Marit Godal Norsk nettleksikon Oslo http://www.snl.no/Per_Odensten no 16 October 2014 (d. 2023) 31 December – Lena Cronqvist, artist (d. 2025) Deaths thumb |right |150 px|Gillis Grafström won Olympic gold medals in figure skating in 1920, 1924 and 1928, and became world champion in 1922, 1924 and 1929. 5 February – Axel Ljung, gymnast (born 1884).Axel Ljung https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/lj/axel-ljung-1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200417203520/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/lj/axel-ljung-1.html dead 17 April 2020 Sports Reference LLC 16 October 2014 14 April – Gillis Grafström, figure skater (born 1893).Gillis Grafström https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gr/gillis-grafstrom-1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200417061854/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gr/gillis-grafstrom-1.html dead 17 April 2020 Sports Reference LLC 16 October 2014 31 October – August Gustafsson, tug-of-war competitor (born 1875).August Gustafsson https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gu/august-gustafsson-1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200417205255/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gu/august-gustafsson-1.html dead 17 April 2020 Sports Reference LLC 16 October 2014 Alexandra Skoglund, suffragette, women's rights activist and politician (born 1862) Augusta Andersson, restaurant owner (born 1856) References 1938 Sweden Category:Years of the 20th century in Sweden