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2012 In Sweden
Events from the year 2012 in Sweden Incumbents National level * Monarch - Carl XVI Gustaf * Prime Minister - Fredrik Reinfeldt Events Births * 23 February – Princess Estelle, Duchess of Östergötland Deaths * 19 January – Peter Åslin, ice hockey goaltender (b. 1962). * 5 May – Carl Johan Bernadotte, prince (b. 1916). * 22 June – Hans Villius, historian and author (b. 1923). * 14 July – Sixten Jernberg, cross country skier (b. 1929). * 12 November – Hans Hammarskiöld, photographer (b. 1925). * 25 November – Lars Hörmander, mathematician (b. 1931). See also *2012 in Swedish television This is a list of Swedish television related events from 2012. Events *23 March - Ulf Nilsson wins the first season of ''The Voice Sverige''. *26 May - Sweden wins the 57th Eurovision Song Contest 2012, Eurovision Song Contest in Baku, Azerbaija ... References Years of the 21st century in Sweden {{Sweden-year-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Johan Bernadotte
Carl Johan Arthur, Prince Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg, (31 October 1916 – 5 May 2012) was the fourth son and fifth and youngest child of King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden and his first wife, Princess Margaret of Connaught. Bernadotte was born a Prince of Sweden and granted the title of Duke of Dalarna but renounced these titles to marry a commoner. He was the uncle of two reigning monarchs, Margrethe II of Denmark and Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, as well as one queen consort, Queen Anne-Marie of Greece. He was also the last surviving great-grandchild of Queen Victoria and her husband, Albert, Prince Consort, Prince Albert. Early life Bernadotte was born on 31 October 1916 on Stockholm Palace as the youngest surviving child of Gustaf VI Adolf, Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden and Princess Margaret of Connaught. He graduated from Lundsbergs boarding school, Lundsbergs School in 1935 and enlisted in the Swedish army where he achieved the rank of Kapten, Captain before leaving the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 In Swedish Television
This is a list of Swedish television related events from 2012. Events *23 March - Ulf Nilsson wins the first season of ''The Voice Sverige''. *26 May - Sweden wins the 57th Eurovision Song Contest 2012, Eurovision Song Contest in Baku, Azerbaijan. The winning song is "Euphoria (Loreen song), Euphoria", performed by Loreen (singer), Loreen. *1 June - Footballer Anton Hysén and his partner Sigrid Bernson win Let's Dance 2012, the seventh season of ''Let's Dance (Swedish TV series), Let's Dance''. *3 June - Hanna Johansson wins the Big Brother 2012 (Sweden), sixth season of ''Big Brother''. *9 September - Launch of X Factor (Swedish TV series), the Swedish version of ''The X Factor (UK TV series), The X Factor''. *7 December - Awa Santesson-Sey wins the first season of ''X Factor (Swedish TV series), X Factor''. Debuts International *9 April - ''Alcatraz (TV series), Alcatraz'' (2012) (TV4 (Sweden), TV4) Television shows 2000s *''Let's Dance (Swedish TV series), Let's Dance'' (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lars Hörmander
Lars Valter Hörmander (24 January 1931 – 25 November 2012) was a Swedish mathematician who has been called "the foremost contributor to the modern theory of linear partial differential equations". Hörmander was awarded the Fields Medal in 1962 and the Wolf Prize in 1988. In 2006 he was awarded the Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition for his four-volume textbook ''Analysis of Linear Partial Differential Operators'', which is considered a foundational work on the subject. Hörmander completed his Ph.D. in 1955 at Lund University. Hörmander then worked at Stockholm University, at Stanford University, and at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. He returned to Lund University as a professor from 1968 until 1996, when he retired with the title of professor emeritus. Biography Education Hörmander was born in Mjällby, a village in Blekinge in southern Sweden where his father was a teacher. Like his older brothers and sisters before him, he attended ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Hammarskiöld
Hans Arvid Hammarskiöld (17 May 1925 – 12 November 2012) was a Swedish professional photographer. He was active in most genres—for many years he worked as an industrial photographer, but was especially noted for his portraits. Career Hammarskiöld was born in 1925 in Stockholm. His breakthrough as a professional photographer came in the 1950s when he worked all over the world. In 1955 his work, along with that of his wife Caroline Hebbe, was selected by Edward Steichen for the world-touring Museum of Modern Art exhibition and book The Family of Man, seen by 9 million visitors. Hammarskiöld worked 1954-1956 for British ''Vogue (magazine), Vogue''. Hammarskiöld was the last surviving member of the group ''Tio fotografer'' (Ten Photographers), which formed in 1958 and was influential in Swedish photography for decades as the illustrations agency ''Tiofoto''. The group included Sten Didrik Bellander (1921–2001), Harry Dittmar, Sven Gillsäter (1921–2001), Rune Hassner (1928 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sixten Jernberg
Edy Sixten Jernberg, known as "Sixten", (6 February 1929 – 14 July 2012) was a Swedish cross-country skier and one of the most successful cross-country skiers of all time. Between 1952 and 1964 he took part in 363 ski races, finishing within the podium in 263 and winning 134 of them; during this period he won four world titles and nine Olympic medals. In 12 starts over three consecutive Winter Games he never finished worse than fifth place, and between 1955 and 1960, he won 86 out of 161 competitions.Sixten Jernberg Swedish Olympic Committee Jernberg was a blacksmith and a lumberjack before beginning his career as a cross-country skier. He specialized in the longer distances, with four of his eight gold medals coming over 50 km, one over 30 km and three in the 4 × 10 km relay. He also won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Villius
(10 July 192322 June 2012) was a Swedish historian and popular TV and radio personality. Villius received his doctorate in history in 1951 with his dissertation ''Karl XII:s ryska fälttåg: Källstudier'' (" Charles XII's Russian campaign: A Source Study.") in which he critically analysed the narrative sources of Charles XII's officers during the campaign. In 1957 Villius joined Swedish Radiotjänst (now Sveriges Radio), Sweden's national public radio corporation, and began making popular historical documentaries and programming until he moved to Sveriges Television (SVT) in 1966. It was at SVT that Villius began working with TV-producer Olle Häger, a very productive collaboration that would span some two decades. During the 1980s and 1990s, Häger and Villius produced several popular documentaries like ''Fyra dagar som skakade Sverige'' ("Four days that shook Sweden") in 1988 about the Swedish " Midsummer crisis" during World War II and ''Raoul Wallenberg - fånge i Sovjet' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1916
Events Below, the events of the First World War have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 1 – The British Empire, British Royal Army Medical Corps carries out the first successful blood transfusion, using blood that has been stored and cooled. * January 9 – WWI: Gallipoli Campaign – The last British troops are evacuated from Gallipoli, as the Ottoman Empire prevails over a joint British and French operation to capture Constantinople. * January 10 – WWI: Erzurum Offensive – Russia defeats the Ottoman Empire. * January 12 – The Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony, part of the British Empire, is established in modern-day Tuvalu and Kiribati. * January 13 – WWI: Battle of Wadi (1916), Battle of Wadi – Ottoman Empire forces defeat the British, during the Mesopotamian campaign in modern-day Iraq. * January 29 – WWI: Paris is bombed by German Empire, German zeppelins. * January 31 – WWI: An attack is planned on Verdun, France. Febru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Åslin
Peter Karl Åslin (21 September 1962 – 19 January 2012) was a Swedish national team ice hockey goaltender. Åslin started his international career by winning the IIHF World U20 Championship in 1981, which was Sweden's lone world junior gold for 31 years until the win in Calgary in 2012. Åslin won three Swedish championships; two with AIK of Stockholm in 1982 and 1984, and one with HV71 of Jönköping in 1995. He medalled in each of the four men's World Championships he participated in: gold medal in 1992 in Prague and three silver medals; in 1986, 1990 and 1993. Åslin won an Olympic bronze medal in Calgary in 1988. Åslin played 91 national team games for Sweden. Married with children, Åslin died on 19 January 2012 in Leksand Leksand () is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Leksand Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 5,934 inhabitants in 2010. Leksand is situated on the southern branch of lake Siljan (lake), Siljan, where it flow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country by both area and population, and is the List of European countries by area, fifth-largest country in Europe. Its capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a population of 10.6 million, and a low population density of ; 88% of Swedes reside in urban areas. They are mostly in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden's urban areas together cover 1.5% of its land area. Sweden has a diverse Climate of Sweden, climate owing to the length of the country, which ranges from 55th parallel north, 55°N to 69th parallel north, 69°N. Sweden has been inhabited since Prehistoric Sweden, prehistoric times around 12,000 BC. The inhabitants emerged as the Geats () and Swedes (tribe), Swedes (), who formed part of the sea-faring peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sixten Jernberg WC Lahti 1958 002
Sixten, Sigsten or Sighsten is a masculine given name of Swedish origin. The name is derived from the Old Swedish words (victory) and (stone). It is earliest attested in a runestone as sikstain. People named Sixten include: * Sixten Boström (born 1963), Finnish football player and manager *Sixten Ehrling (1918–2005), Swedish conductor * Sixten Franzén (1919–2008), Swedish scientist, inventor of pointcytology * Sighsten Herrgård (1943–1989), Finnish-born Swedish fashion designer * Sixten Isberg (1921–2012), Swedish alpine skier * Sixten Jansson (1913–2006), Swedish canoeist *Sixten Jernberg (1929–2012), Swedish cross-country skier * Sixten Johansson (1910–1991), Swedish ski jumper * Sixten Larsson (1918–1995), Swedish track athlete * Sixten Mohlin (born 1996), Swedish footballer * Sixten Kai Nielsen (born 1978), Danish artist * Sixten Korkman (born 1948), Finnish economist * Sixten Ringbom (1935–1992), Finnish art historian *Sixten Sason Karl-Erik Sixten Sas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Estelle, Duchess Of Östergötland
Princess Estelle of Sweden, Duchess of Östergötland (Estelle Silvia Ewa Mary; born 23 February 2012) is a member of the Swedish royal family. She is the elder child of Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland. She is the eldest grandchild of King Carl XVI Gustaf, and is second in line of succession to the Swedish throne, after her mother. Birth Princess Estelle was born to Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel at 04:26 CET on 23 February 2012 at the Karolinska University Hospital in Solna. The birth was greeted by two 21-gun salutes on the island Skeppsholmen, opposite the Royal Palace in the capital Stockholm. Her names and title were announced on 24 February 2012 by her grandfather King Carl XVI Gustaf at a cabinet meeting. After the cabinet meeting, a Te Deum was held in the palace's royal chapel. Prior to the official announcement of her name and title, an error resulted in the royal website displaying the incorrect name and title – U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
