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1966 In Sweden
Events from the year 1966 in Sweden Incumbents * List of Swedish monarchs, Monarch – Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden, Gustaf VI Adolf * Prime Minister of Sweden, Prime Minister – Tage Erlander Events Popular culture Music *''Grimascher och telegram'', album by Cornelis Vreeswijk Births * 19 January – Yukiko Duke, journalist and translator * 5 August – Håkan Algotsson, ice hockey goaltender. * 12 October – Christian Due-Boje, ice hockey player. * 12 November – Anette Norberg, curler Deaths * 19 April – Gösta Åsbrink, gymnast (born 1881 in Sweden, 1881). * 11 November – Carl Jonsson, tug-of-war competitor (born 1885 in Sweden, 1885). References 1966 in Sweden, 1966 by country, Sweden Years of the 20th century in Sweden {{Sweden-year-stub ... [...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] |
Anette Norberg
Anette Norberg (born 12 November 1966) is a retired Swedish curler from Härnösand. She and her team were the Olympic women's curling champions in 2006 and 2010. After winning the 2006 Women's Curling tournament in Turin over Mirjam Ott's Swiss team, she led her team to victory for gold over Cheryl Bernard's Canadian team in the 2010 Women's Curling tournament in Vancouver; becoming the first skip in the history of curling to successfully defend an Olympic title. Her team that retired after the 2010 Olympics (although she herself continued until 2013) is regarded as one of the best women's curling teams in history, and she is often regarded as one of the best female skips in history, particularly after adding yet another world title in 2011 with a new younger team. Career Norberg started to curl at the age of ten. Norberg won seven European Curling Championships (, , , , , and ) and three World Curling Championships (2005, 2006 and 2011). She also won silver medal at the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1966 In Sweden
Events from the year 1966 in Sweden Incumbents * List of Swedish monarchs, Monarch – Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden, Gustaf VI Adolf * Prime Minister of Sweden, Prime Minister – Tage Erlander Events Popular culture Music *''Grimascher och telegram'', album by Cornelis Vreeswijk Births * 19 January – Yukiko Duke, journalist and translator * 5 August – Håkan Algotsson, ice hockey goaltender. * 12 October – Christian Due-Boje, ice hockey player. * 12 November – Anette Norberg, curler Deaths * 19 April – Gösta Åsbrink, gymnast (born 1881 in Sweden, 1881). * 11 November – Carl Jonsson, tug-of-war competitor (born 1885 in Sweden, 1885). References 1966 in Sweden, 1966 by country, Sweden Years of the 20th century in Sweden {{Sweden-year-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1885 In Sweden
Events from the year 1885 in Sweden Incumbents * List of Swedish monarchs, Monarch – Oscar II of Sweden, Oscar II * Prime Minister of Sweden, Prime Minister – Robert Themptander Events *10 December 1885 – Härnösand becomes the first town in Sweden with electric street lighting, following the Gådeå power station being taken into use. *Date unknown - The newspapers ''Borlänge Tidning'' and ''Social-Demokraten'' are founded. *Date unknown - Creation of the ''Wahlström & Widstrand'' *Date unknown - Women are allowed to become members of the Swedish Publicists' Association, and 14 women are inducted as members. *Date unknown - Johanna Hedén founded Göteborgs Barnmorskesällskap (The Gothenburg Midwifery Association), the first union for women in Sweden. *Date unknown - The governmental ''Girl School Committee of 1885'' is established to reform female education: Sophie Adlersparre and Hilda Caselli are two of the members, making them the first female members of a governm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Jonsson
Carl Jonsson (16 July 1885 – 11 November 1966) 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 External links * 1885 births 1966 deaths Tug of war competitors at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic tug of war competitors of 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] |
