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1958 In Sweden
Events from the year 1958 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Gustaf VI Adolf * Prime Minister – Tage Erlander Events *8-29 June – The 1958 FIFA World Cup is played in Sweden. Brazil defeats Sweden, 5–2, in the final game at Råsunda Stadium in Solna. *11 December – The first indoor ice hockey venue in Sweden, Rosenlundshallen in Jönköping, is inaugurated. Births * 23 March – Bengt-Åke Gustafsson, ice hockey player and coach. * 16 August – Steve Sem-Sandberg, novelist. * 14 February – Birgitta Lillpers, poet. Deaths * 11 September – Arvid Holmberg, gymnast (born 1886). * 23 September – Elisabeth Tamm, politician * 11 November – Helge Bäckander, gymnast (born 1891). * Anna Lisa Andersson, reporter (born 1873) See also * 1958 in Swedish television References External links {{Years in Sweden Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states th ... [...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] |
Bengt-Åke Gustafsson
Bengt-Åke Gustafsson (born 23 March 1958) is a Swedish ice hockey coach and former ice hockey player. Gustafsson is a former head coach of the Sweden men's national ice hockey team, a post he held from February 2005 to May 2010. During his North American career, including two games in the World Hockey Association then nine seasons in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals, he was often called ''Bengt Gustafsson'' or ''Gus''. The Capitals also selected Gustafsson's son, Anton Gustafsson, with the first of their two first-round picks in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. In 2003, Gustafsson was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame as a player. Playing career Gustafsson started his professional career in 1973, playing for Bofors IK in the Swedish third tier league. He later transferred to Färjestads BK of the Elitserien. Gustafsson was drafted by the Washington Capitals in the fourth round of the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft. Gustafsson chose to play the 1978–79 se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
