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1948 In Sweden
Events from the year 1948 in Sweden Incumbents * List of Swedish monarchs, Monarch – Gustaf V of Sweden, Gustaf V * Prime Minister of Sweden, Prime Minister – Tage Erlander Events *Easter – Youth riots in Stockholm *Summer – Violence against Romani people in Jönköping *19 September – 1948 Swedish general election, Swedish general election Popular culture Literature *''Pippi in the South Seas (book), Pippi in the South Seas'', children's book by Astrid Lindgren Film *''Banketten'', drama film directed by Hasse Ekman Births *26 January – Hasse Andersson, singer and songwriter *23 March – Lena Conradson, singer *5 April – Dan Söderström, ice-hockey player *21 April – Jessica Iwanson, choreographer *26 April – Svante Lindqvist, historian *5 May – Mats Bergman, actor *5 May – Anna Bergman, actress *4 July – Tommy Körberg, actor and musician *4 September – Anders Åberg, actor (died 2018) *11 October ... [...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] |
Jessica Iwanson
Jessica Iwanson, (born 21 April 1948 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a choreographer and artistic director of Iwanson International School of Contemporary Dance in Munich, Germany. Since 1974, Jessica Iwanson has lived in Munich, where for more than 30 years she strongly influenced the history of contemporary dance. 2001, she was awarded the medal 'München leuchtet' by the City of Munich for her lifework. Jessica Iwanson is one of the founders of the Choreographic Association of Munich (1987) and the Bavarian Association of Contemporary Dance (1997). Iwanson was brought up in Stockholm, Sweden where she studied at the Stockholm Ballet Academy and met teachers/choreographers like Birgit Cullberg, Kathrine Dunham, Walter Nicks, Warren Spears, and Alvin Ailey. 1966/67 she spent 1 year studying at the Martha Graham School in New York where she, among other company dancers, still had Martha Graham personally as a teacher. Further studies at the Alvin Ailey School brought her to teachers like ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emilie Rathou
Emilie Rathou, née ''Gustafsson'' (8 May 1862 – 12 October 1948) was a Swedish journalist, newspaper editor and elected official. She was a temperance and women's rights activist. On International Workers' Day in Stockholm 1891, she was the first woman in Sweden to demand the right for women suffrage in a public speech. She was the founder of the Swedish branch of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. Life Maria Sandström was born in Blekinge County, Sweden. She was the daughter of the businessman Albert Gustafsson and Anna Svensdotter. She never married, but changed her surname to Rathou in 1882. She was educated as a teacher in Kalmar. Rathou taught during the period of 1882–85, she was a speaker for the International Organisation of Good Templars in 1885–1900. She was the owner and editor of the paper ''Dalmasen'' from 1890 to 1895. Temperance She founded the Östermalm branch of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, ''Vita Bandet'' (The White Ribbon) in 1900, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1871 In Sweden
Events from the year 1871 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Charles XV Events * Poor Care Regulation of 1871 replace the Poor Care Regulation of 1847. * July – Handelsbanken is established in Stockholm. * Stockholm Central Station is inaugurated.Hall, Thomas (1999). Huvudstad i omvandling – Stockholms planering och utbyggnad under 700 år (in Swedish). Stockholm: Sveriges Radios förlag. . * ''Geologiska föreningen'' is founded. Births * 7 February – Wilhelm Stenhammar, composer (died 1927) * 14 February - Gerda Lundequist, actress (died 1959) * 15 February – John W. Nordstrom, Swedish-born American co-founder of the Nordstrom department store chain (d. 1963) * 12 March – Oscar Hedström, co-founder of the Indian Motocycle Manufacturing Company, makers of the Indian Motocycle (died 1960) Deaths * 25 February - Anna Sofia Sevelin, opera singer (born 1790) * 30 March - Louise of the Netherlands, queen consort (born 1828) * - Anna Sundström, chemist (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustaf Elgenstierna
Gustaf Magnus Elgenstierna (August 26, 1871 – March 21, 1948) was a Swedish historian and genealogist. Biography He was born on August 26, 1871, to Carl Elgenstierna and Evelina Petersohn. He married Clara Sandberg in 1908. She was the daughter of the postmaster Gustav Sandberg; and Ida Stjerncreutz. Elgenstierna graduated in 1891, and became the controller at General Post Board of Directors from 1919 to 1937. He was the ''bokauktionskommissarie'' in Stockholm from 1906 to 1911; member of the board of the Swedish Nobility League in 1924; corresponding member of the Society for the Danish-Norwegian Genealogical and Personal History Association in 1924; Member of the Genealogical Society of Finland in 1927; and a member of the Royal Society for the provision of manuscripts relating to Scandinavian history in 1927 and he became an honorary member of the Society for Danish Genealogical and Personal History Association in 1937. From 1911 to 1944 and was editor of Svenska Släkt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birgitta Eriksson
Birgitta Eriksson, born 1948 in Hagfors, Sweden, is a Swedish social democratic politician who was a member of the Riksdag from 2006 until 2010. External linksBirgitta Erikssonat the Riksdag The Riksdag (, ; also sv, riksdagen or ''Sveriges riksdag'' ) is the legislature and the supreme decision-making body of Sweden. Since 1971, the Riksdag has been a unicameral legislature with 349 members (), elected proportionally and se ... website 1948 births Living people People from Hagfors Members of the Riksdag from the Social Democrats Women members of the Riksdag 21st-century Swedish women politicians Members of the Riksdag 2006–2010 Date of birth missing (living people) {{Sweden-SocialDemocratic-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lars Andersson (canoeist)
Lars Ivar Andersson (born 22 November 1948) is a Swedish sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1960s to the late 1970s. He won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (K-2 500 m: 1970, 1971) and three silvers (K-1 1000 m: 1970, 1971; K-2 1000 m: 1970). Andersson also competed in three Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of fifth in the K-2 1000 m event at Mexico City in 1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar .... References * * * 1948 births Canoeists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Living people Olympic canoeists for Sweden Swedish male canoeists ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak {{Sweden-canoe-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ines Uusmann
Ines Junéa Uusmann (née ''Johansson''; born 30 October 1948) is a Swedish politician. Born in Rolfstorp, Halland, she started her career as a trade union activist and became an MP in 1990. She became Minister of Communications (Transport) in 1994, a post she would hold until 1998, when she left parliament. From 1999 until 2008, she served as director-general for The ''National Board of Housing, Building and Planning'' ( Boverket). Ines Uusmann is the daughter of Thure G. Johansson, discoverer of the Bocksten Man. References External linksInes Uusmannat the Riksdag The Riksdag (, ; also sv, riksdagen or ''Sveriges riksdag'' ) is the legislature and the supreme decision-making body of Sweden. Since 1971, the Riksdag has been a unicameral legislature with 349 members (), elected proportionally and se ... website {{DEFAULTSORT:Uusmann, Ines 1948 births Living people Members of the Riksdag from the Social Democrats Women government ministers of Sweden S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingrid Sundberg
Ingrid Sundberg (born 25 October 1948 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a retired Swedish alpine skier who competed in the 1968 Winter Olympics The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games (french: Les Xes Jeux olympiques d'hiver), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 18 February 1968 in Grenoble, France. Thirty-seven countries participated. Frenchm ..., finishing 35th in the women's giant slalom and 21st in the women's slalom. References External links * 1948 births Swedish female alpine skiers Alpine skiers at the 1968 Winter Olympics Olympic alpine skiers for Sweden Living people Skiers from Stockholm 20th-century Swedish women {{Sweden-alpine-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Göran Rosenberg
Göran Jakob Rosenberg (born 11 October 1948) is a Swedish journalist and author. Biography and career Rosenberg was born in Södertälje, Sweden, the son of David and Hala Rosenberg from Łódź in Poland, who both came to Sweden after having survived Nazi concentration camps during World War II. He has written about his father's story and his childhood in the book '' A Brief Stop on the Road from Auschwitz'' (2012). The book won the August Prize for literature in 2012. Rosenberg worked at Sveriges Radio and Sveriges Television between 1972–1989, from 1985 to 1989 as the Washington-based US correspondent of Swedish Television. In 1990 he founded the monthly magazine '' Moderna Tider'', of which he was editor-in-chief until 1999. Between 1991 and 2011 he was a columnist at ''Dagens Nyheter''. Since 2012 he is a monthly columnist at Swedish Radio. He currently writes essays, reviews and commentaries for the Swedish daily ''Expressen''. Awards and recognitions, selection *1993 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anders Åberg
Per Anders Åberg (16 April 1945 – 23 January 2018) was a Swedish sculptor, painter and cartoonist. Åberg was best known for his wooden models of all sorts of buildings. In the early 1970s, he was assigned to decorate the Stockholm metro station Solna Centrum. In 1980, Åberg founded the ''Mannaminne'' museum, an outdoor art museum in Nordingrå, 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 .... Swedish Television, January 23, 2018. References 1945 births[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Körberg
Bert Gustav Tommy Körberg (; born 4 July 1948) is a Swedish singer, actor, and musician. English-speaking audiences know him best for his role as Anatoly/"The Russian" in the musical ''Chess''. He played the role on the 1984 concept album, and on stage in the 1986 world première West End production in London, as well as several times since. Körberg has also played the lead role in many Swedish productions of other musicals. Career From 1965 to 1968, Körberg was a singer in the Swedish pop group Tom & Mick & Maniacs, which went through several name changes. In August 1967, the group released the single " Somebody's Taken Maria Away", a cover of an Adam Faith song from 1965. The song went on to top the official ''Tio i Topp'' record chart for six consecutive weeks. The group had two additional hits on the chart: "Please, Please, Please" reached number five in April 1967 and "I (Who Have Nothing)" peaked at number eight in February 1968. Following Tom & Mick & Maniacs' break ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
