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1992 In Sweden
Events from the year 1992 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf * Prime Minister – Carl Bildt Events * The French School in Gothenburg was founded in Gothenburg. Popular culture Film * 26 September – ''Lotta på Bråkmakargatan'' was released in Sweden. The film was based on books by Astrid Lindgren, and was directed by Johanna Hald. Births * 2 January – Viktor Claesson, footballer * 8 January – Patrik Carlgren, footballer goalkeeper * 19 January – Nicklas Bärkroth, footballer * 23 January – Serge-Junior Martinsson Ngouali, Swedish-Gabonese footballer * 30 January – Alexander Milošević, footballer * 30 January – Jessica Wik, footballer * 31 January – Victor Crone, singer and guitarist * 16 February – Mattias Johansson, footballer * 16 February – Julia Roddar, footballer * 25 February – Joakim Nordström, ice hockey player * 9 March – Cornelia Jakobs, singer * 14 March – Erik Gustafsson, ice hockey player * 24 M ... [...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] |
Serge-Junior Martinsson Ngouali
Serge-Junior Martinsson Ngouali (born 23 January 1992), commonly known simply as Junior, is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Norwegian club Sarpsborg 08. Born in Sweden, he represents the Gabon national team. Early life Martinsson Ngouali was born in Gothenburg, Sweden, to a Central African father of Gabonese descent. His mother is Swedish and Serge-Junior grew up in the city of Gothenburg. Living in the suburb of Hammarkullen, he started to play football at local clubs Gunnilse IS and Västra Frölunda IF. Together with his mother and twin brother Tom Martinsson Ngouali, also a former professional footballer, he moved to Stockholm in 2003. At age 11, he joined the academy at IF Brommapojkarna. Career Brommapojkarna In 2010, he made his debut for Brommapojkarna in Allsvenskan – the Swedish top tier – at age 18. He played 12 games in the league during his debut season, as Brommapojkarna got relegated to Superettan. He established himself as a regular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
14 March
Events Pre-1600 *1074 – Battle of Mogyoród: Dukes Géza and Ladislaus defeat their cousin Solomon, King of Hungary, forcing him to flee to Hungary's western borderland. *1590 – Battle of Ivry: Henry of Navarre and the Huguenots defeat the forces of the Catholic League under Charles, Duke of Mayenne, during the French Wars of Religion. 1601–1900 * 1647 – Thirty Years' War: Bavaria, Cologne, France and Sweden sign the Truce of Ulm. *1663 – According to his own account, Otto von Guericke completes his book ''Experimenta Nova (ut vocantur) Magdeburgica de Vacuo Spatio'', detailing his experiments on vacuum and his discovery of electrostatic repulsion. *1674 – The Third Anglo-Dutch War: The Battle of Ronas Voe results in the Dutch East India Company ship ''Wapen van Rotterdam'' being captured with a death toll of up to 300 Dutch crew and soldiers. *1757 – Admiral Sir John Byng is executed by firing squad aboard for breach of the Artic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornelia Jakobs
Anna Cornelia Jakobsdotter Samuelsson (born 9 March 1992), known professionally as Cornelia Jakobs, is a Swedish singer and songwriter. She is best known for representing Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with the song " Hold Me Closer", placing fourth in the final. Biography Early life Jakobs was born in Nacka Municipality, Stockholm County, and grew up in Stockholm. The daughter of the Poodles' singer Jakob Samuel and Fia Lönnborn, she first entered music by auditioning for ''Idol 2008''; she received some media attention after being mocked by the judges. 2011–2021: Love Generation and songwriting She started her music career as a member of the girl group Love Generation, who participated in Melodifestivalen 2011 and 2012. Love Generation's 2011 entry "Dance Alone" peaked at number 26 on the . In 2020, Jakobs composed and performed the song "Weight of the World" which became the soundtrack for the HBO Nordic series . She participated in Melodifestivalen 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
9 March
Events Pre-1600 *141 BC – Liu Che, posthumously known as Emperor Wu of Han, assumes the throne over the Han dynasty of China. *1009 – First known mention of Lithuania, in the annals of the monastery of Quedlinburg. * 1226 – Khwarazmian sultan Jalal ad-Din conquers the Georgian capital of Tbilisi. * 1230 – Bulgarian Tsar Ivan Asen II defeats Theodore of Epirus in the Battle of Klokotnitsa. *1500 – The fleet of Pedro Álvares Cabral leaves Lisbon for the Indies. The fleet will discover Brazil which lies within boundaries granted to Portugal in the Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494. 1601–1900 * 1701 – Safavid troops retreat from Basra, ending a three-year occupation. * 1765 – After a campaign by the writer Voltaire, judges in Paris posthumously exonerate Jean Calas of murdering his son. Calas had been tortured and executed in 1762 on the charge, though his son may have actually died by suicide. *1776 – ''The Wealth of Nations'' by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joakim Nordström
Joakim Nordström (born 25 February 1992) is a Swedish professional ice hockey centre who is currently playing with HC Davos of the National League (NL). He won the World Championships in 2017 with Sweden and the Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2015. He was selected by the Chicago Blackhawks in the third round, 90th overall in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. He is the brother of Dennis Nordström. Playing career Nordström made his SHL debut on 23 September 2010 against Södertälje SK. He signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Blackhawks on 29 May 2012, but remained with AIK for the 2012–13 season. Nordström made his NHL debut with the Blackhawks on 1 October 2013. He scored his first NHL goal on 11 October 2013 against Kevin Poulin of the New York Islanders. Nordström was sent down to the Rockford IceHogs of the AHL on 21 October 2013, where he played before being recalled back to the Blackhawks on 2 April 2014. In the 2014–15 season with the IceHogs, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
25 February
Events Pre-1600 * 138 – Roman emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius as his son, effectively making him his successor. * 628 – Khosrow II, the last great Shah of the Sasanian Empire (Iran), is overthrown by his son Kavadh II. *1336 – Four thousand defenders of Pilenai commit mass suicide rather than be taken captive by the Teutonic Knights. 1601–1900 * 1705 – George Frideric Handel's opera ''Nero'' premiered in Hamburg. *1836 – Samuel Colt is granted a United States patent for his revolver firearm. * 1843 – Lord George Paulet occupies the Kingdom of Hawaii in the name of Great Britain in the Paulet Affair (1843). *1870 – Hiram Rhodes Revels, a Republican from Mississippi, is sworn into the United States Senate, becoming the first African American ever to sit in Congress. *1875 – Guangxu Emperor of Qing dynasty China begins his reign, under Empress Dowager Cixi's regency. 1901–present * 1912 – Marie-Adélaïde, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Roddar
Julia Elisabeth Roddar (born 16 February 1992) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Washington Spirit competing in the National Women's Soccer League. Playing career Kvarnsveden IK Roddar previously played for Kvarnsvedens IK. Goteborg Roddar joined Goteborg in 2017, making 70 appearances for the club over three seasons. Washington Spirit In January 2021, Roddar signed a two-year contract with the Washington Spirit competing in the NWSL The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) is a professional women's soccer league at the top of the United States league system. It is owned by the teams and, until 2020, was under a management contract with the United States Soccer Federatio .... References External links * Florida Gulf Coast profile 1992 births Living people Swedish women's footballers Damallsvenskan players Women's association football midfielders Kvarnsvedens IK players 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players BK H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mattias Johansson
Mattias Erik Johansson (born 16 February 1992) is a Swedish professional Association football, footballer who plays as a right back for Polish club Legia Warsaw. At international level, he has represented the Sweden national football team, senior national team and various youth teams of Sweden. Club career AZ Alkmaar signed Johansson on a four-year contract for a fee of around €1.5 million on 27 January 2012. On 1 August 2017, Johansson, who had been released by AZ Alkmaar, moved to Super League Greece club Panathinaikos F.C., Panathinaikos. On 16 September 2018, he scored a brace in a 3–1 away win game against Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C., AEL. On 23 September 2018, he scored for the second game in the row, the third goal of Panathinaikos at the 3–0 victory against Levadiakos F.C., Levadiakos, a goal that made him the top scorer of Panathinaikos after four games. On 24 November 2018, Johansson scored a goal in a 5–1 home win game against struggling Apollon Smyrnis. On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
16 February
Events Pre-1600 *1249 – Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khagan of the Mongol Empire. *1270 – Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeats the Livonian Order in the Battle of Karuse. 1601–1900 *1630 – Dutch forces led by Hendrick Lonck capture Olinda in what was to become part of Dutch Brazil. *1646 – Battle of Torrington, Devon: The last major battle of the first English Civil War. *1699 – First Leopoldine Diploma is issued by the Holy Roman Emperor, recognizing the Greek Catholic clergy enjoyed the same privileges as Roman Catholic priests in the Principality of Transylvania. *1742 – Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington, becomes British Prime Minister. *1796 – Colombo in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) falls to the British, completing their invasion of Ceylon. *1804 – First Barbary War: Stephen Decatur leads a raid to burn the pirate-held frigate . * 1862 – American Civil Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Crone
Victor Fritz-Crone (born 31 January 1992), also known as Victor Crone, is a Swedish singer, guitarist and songwriter. He represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv with the song "Storm". Biography Victor Crone was born and raised in Österåker, Sweden. He started playing guitar and writing songs at the age of 15. When he was 18 he moved to Los Angeles and Nashville to write songs with acclaimed artists such as Diane Warren, Desmond Child and Eric Bazilian. He performed in some international music conference centers of Los Angeles and he also released a song "Jimmy Dean" under his name ''Vic Heart''. In 2015, Victor released his debut single "Burning Man". He participated in Melodifestivalen 2015, featuring in the Behrang Miri song "Det rår vi inte för", which failed to qualify from the Andra Chansen round, losing to Samir & Viktor. On 16 February 2019, Victor Crone won the Estonian national selection ''Eesti Laul'' with the song "Storm" and he rece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
31 January
Events Pre-1600 * 314 – Pope Sylvester I is consecrated, as successor to the late Pope Miltiades. * 1208 – The Battle of Lena takes place between King Sverker II of Sweden and his rival, Prince Eric, whose victory puts him on the throne as King Eric X of Sweden. *1504 – The Treaty of Lyon ends the Italian War, confirming French domination of northern Italy, while Spain receives the Kingdom of Naples. *1578 – Eighty Years' War and Anglo-Spanish War: The Battle of Gembloux is a victory for Spanish forces led by Don John of Austria over a rebel army of Dutch, Flemish, English, Scottish, German, French and Walloons. 1601–1900 *1606 – Gunpowder Plot: Four of the conspirators, including Guy Fawkes, are executed for treason by hanging, drawing and quartering, for plotting against Parliament and King James. * 1747 – The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Lock Hospital. *1814 – Gervasio Antonio de Posadas becomes Supreme Direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
