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1938 In Sweden
Events from the year 1938 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Gustaf V * Prime Minister – Per Albin Hansson Events * 20 December – The Saltsjöbaden Agreement was signed between the Swedish Trade Union Confederation and the Swedish Employers Association. Births *2 April – John Larsson, 17th General of The Salvation Army (d. 2022) *11 June – Leif Axmyr, convicted murderer (d. 2018) *20 September – Pia Lindström, television journalist Full date missing * Per Odensten, novelist. Deaths * 5 February – Axel Ljung, gymnast (born 1884). * 14 April – Gillis Grafström, figure skater (born 1893). * 31 October – August Gustafsson, tug-of-war competitor (born 1875). * Alexandra Skoglund, suffragette, women's rights activist and politician (born 1862) * Augusta Andersson, restaurant owner (born 1856) References Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridgetunnel across the Öresund. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country, the third-largest country in the European Union, and the fifth-largest country in Europe. The capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a total population of 10.5 million, and a low population density of , with around 87% of Swedes residing in urban areas in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden has a nature dominated by forests and a large amount of lakes, including some of the largest in Europe. Many long rivers run from the Scandes range through the landscape, primarily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Per Odensten
Per Odensten (born 1938) is a Swedish novelist and poet. He made his literary debut in 1981 with the novel ''Gheel''. Among his other novels are ''Vänterskans flykt'' from 2004, and ''Horntrollet'' from 2007. He was awarded the Dobloug Prize The Dobloug Prize ( sv, Doblougska priset, no, Doblougprisen) is a literature prize awarded for Swedish and Norwegian fiction. The prize is named after Norwegian businessman and philanthropist Birger Dobloug (1881–1944) pursuant to his bequest. T ... in 2000. References 1938 births Living people 20th-century Swedish novelists 20th-century Swedish poets Dobloug Prize winners Swedish male poets Swedish male novelists 21st-century Swedish novelists 21st-century Swedish poets {{Sweden-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1938 In Sweden
Events from the year 1938 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Gustaf V * Prime Minister – Per Albin Hansson Events * 20 December – The Saltsjöbaden Agreement was signed between the Swedish Trade Union Confederation and the Swedish Employers Association. Births *2 April – John Larsson, 17th General of The Salvation Army (d. 2022) *11 June – Leif Axmyr, convicted murderer (d. 2018) *20 September – Pia Lindström, television journalist Full date missing * Per Odensten, novelist. Deaths * 5 February – Axel Ljung, gymnast (born 1884). * 14 April – Gillis Grafström, figure skater (born 1893). * 31 October – August Gustafsson, tug-of-war competitor (born 1875). * Alexandra Skoglund, suffragette, women's rights activist and politician (born 1862) * Augusta Andersson, restaurant owner (born 1856) References Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1856 In Sweden
Events from the year 1856 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Oscar I Events * 7 May - The Swedish Evangelical Mission is established., * 29 September - Fredrika Bremer publishes her famous novel '' Hertha'', which contributes to a great debate about reform within women's rights. * 15 October – André Oscar Wallenberg establishes the Stockholms Enskilda Bank. *Date unknown – Luleå becomes the seat of Norrbotten County. *Date unknown - Construction of the Western Main Line, the main railway line between Stockholm and Gothenburg, begins. *Date unknown - Revision of the Infanticide Act (Sweden). *Date unknown - Inauguration of the theater Folkan in Stockholm. Births * 8 March - Cecilia Milow, author, translator, educator, campaigner and suffragette (died 1946) * 29 June - Maria Cederschiöld, journalist (died 1935) * 3 September - Selma Ek, operatic soprano (died 1941) * 10 December - Karolina Widerström, first female physician (died 1949) * Anna Sterky, union ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augusta Andersson
Augusta Andersson (1856-1938) was a Swedish businessperson.Du Rietz, Anita, Kvinnors entreprenörskap: under 400 år, 1. uppl., Dialogos, Stockholm, 2013 Known as "Pretty Augusta", she was from 1876 employed, from 1894 the manager and from 1901 to 1931 the owner of the restaurant Restaurant 55:an ('Restaurant Number 55'); originally a pastry coffee house, she developed it into a well-known restaurant known for its high standards and for being the locality of the arts club ''Kägelklubben Klothilda'', which famously included Anders Zorn. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Andersson, Augusta 1938 deaths Swedish restaurateurs 19th-century Swedish businesspeople 20th-century Swedish businesspeople 20th-century Swedish businesswomen 19th-century Swedish businesswomen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandra Skoglund
Louise Sophie Alexandra Skoglund (1862–1938) was a Swedish suffragette, women's rights activist and politician. Life Skoglund was born 22 October 1862 in Stockholm, Sweden. Skoglund graduated from Högre lärarinneseminariet in 1883. She was a teacher at the Åhlinska skolan in 1912–1933. In 1902–1903, she was one of the founders of the National Association for Women's Suffrage. After the Country Association for Women's Suffrage had abandoned its political neutrality in 1911, when the conservative Moderate Party was the only party left opposed to women suffrage, Alexandra Skoglund was one of the right wing suffragists to create the Moderate Association for Women's Suffrage. She was the chairperson in the women's group of the Moderate Party The Moderate Party ( sv, Moderata samlingspartiet , ; M), commonly referred to as the Moderates ( ), is a liberal-conservative political party in Sweden. The party generally supports tax cuts, the free market, civil liberties and eco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
August Gustafsson
Per August Gustafsson (4 November 1875 – 31 October 1938) was a Swedish policeman who won a gold medal in the tug of war competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be .... References 1875 births 1938 deaths Tug of war competitors at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic tug of war competitors for Sweden Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in tug of war Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics {{tugofwar-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gillis Grafström
Gillis Emanuel Grafström (7 June 1893 – 14 April 1938) was a Swedish figure skater. He was born in Stockholm, Sweden. He won three successive Olympic gold medals in Men's Figure Skating (1920, 1924, 1928) as well as an Olympic silver medal in the same event in 1932, and three World Championships (1922, 1924, 1929). He and Eddie Eagan are the only athletes to have won a gold medal at both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. Grafström has the further distinction of being the only person to have won an individual gold medal in both the Summer (1920) and Winter Olympics (1924, 1928), although Eagan remains the only one to have managed the feat in different disciplines. Grafstrom is one of the few athletes who have competed in both the Summer and Winter Olympic games. He is one of the oldest figure skating Olympic champions. Biography In 1914, Grafstrom competed at the last World Championships before the first world war. After the war, Grafström won the Olympic gold medal thre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Axel Ljung
Harald Axel Fredrik Ljung (31 March 1884 – 5 February 1938) was a Swedish gymnast and track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ... athlete who won an all-around gold medal with the Swedish gymnastics team at the 1908 Summer Olympics. He also participated in the 100 m sprint, 100 m hurdles and standing long jump events at the 1906 Intercalated Games and finished fifth in the long jump. References External links * 1884 births 1938 deaths Sportspeople from Stockholm Swedish male artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts for Sweden Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Olympic medalists in gymnastics Swedish male sprinters Swedish male hurdlers Swedish male long jumpers Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bundesarchiv Bild 102-12803, Gilles Grafström
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Store Norske Leksikon
The ''Great Norwegian Encyclopedia'' ( no, Store Norske Leksikon, abbreviated ''SNL''), is a Norwegian-language online encyclopedia. The online encyclopedia is among the most-read Norwegian published sites, with more than two million unique visitors per month. Paper editions 1978–2007 The ''SNL'' was created in 1978, when the two publishing houses Aschehoug and Gyldendal merged their encyclopedias and created the company Kunnskapsforlaget. Up until 1978 the two publishing houses of Aschehoug and Gyldendal, Norway's two largest, had published ' and ', respectively. The respective first editions were published in 1907–1913 (Aschehoug) and 1933–1934 (Gyldendal). The slump in sales for paper-based encyclopedias around the turn of the 21st century hit Kunnskapsforlaget hard, but a fourth edition of the paper encyclopedia was secured by a grant of ten million Norwegian kroner from the foundation Fritt Ord in 2003. The fourth edition consisted of 16 volumes, a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pia Lindström
Friedel Pia Lindström (born 20 September 1938) is a Swedish television journalist, and the first child of actress Ingrid Bergman. Life and career Lindström is the only child born to Ingrid Bergman and her first husband, Swedish neurosurgeon Petter Lindström. She was greatly affected when her mother left her father for Italian director Roberto Rossellini. Petter Lindström sued for desertion and waged a custody battle with Bergman for their daughter, and Pia did not reunite with her mother until 1957. Her half-brother, Roberto Ingmar Rossellini, was born on 7 February 1950, and her mother married Roberto Rossellini on 24 May 1950. On 18 June 1952, Lindström's twin half-sisters Isabella Rossellini and Isotta Rossellini were born. Lindström began her broadcasting career as a reporter at KGO-TV in San Francisco in 1966 and in 1971 went to WCBS-TV in New York City. From 1973 to 1997, she was a news anchorwoman and also a theater and arts critic for WNBC-TV in New York City, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
