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1956 In Sweden
Events from the year 1956 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Gustaf VI Adolf * Prime Minister – Tage Erlander Events *16 September – Swedish general election * The '' Husaby Affair'' around Florence Stephens. * The disappearance of Gunnel Gummeson. Popular culture Sport *Guldpucken established *11-17 June - The country stages the Equestrian events in the 1956 Summer Olympics because of problems with quarantine laws affecting the host city of Melbourne Theatre *The Eugene O'Neill Award established Film *11 June – '' Seventh Heaven'' released *10 September – ''The Staffan Stolle Story'' released Births *18 March – Ingemar Stenmark, alpine skier. *2 May – Kenneth Johansson, politician *13 May – Staffan Hellstrand, rock musician, songwriter and record producer *23 May – Tomas Norström, actor and film director. *24 August – Clas Lindberg, film director and screenwriter *2 September – Marcus Wallenberg, banker and indust ... [...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] |