Events from the year 1947 in

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Incumbents

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– Gustaf V *

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

–

Tage Erlander Tage Fritjof Erlander (; 13 June 1901 – 21 June 1985) was a Swedish politician who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1946 to 1969. He was the leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party and led the government for an uninterrupted tenur ...

Events

*On 26 January

Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Vasterbotten A prince is a male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary, in some European states. The ...

(second-in-line to the throne) was killed in a plane crash in

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. *

Karin Kock-Lindberg Karin Kock-Lindberg (''née'' Kock; 2 July 1891 – 28 July 1976) was a Swedish politician (Social Democrats) and professor of economics. In 1947 she became the first woman to hold a ministerial position in Sweden. She was also the first female pr ...

becomes the first female government minister.

Births

* 19 February –

Ingvar Hansson Ingvar Hansson (born 19 February 1947) is a Swedish sailor and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, where he received a gold medal in the Tempest class, together with John Albrechtson John Albrechtson ( ...

, sailor. * 17 March –

Hans Jacobson Hans Jacobson (March 17, 1947 – July 9, 1984) was a Swedish modern pentathlete, fencer and Olympic Champion. He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, where he won a gold medal in épée with the Swedish team. He originally won a ...

, fencer, Olympic champion from 1976 (died

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...

). * 26 July – Gunnar Lund, diplomat and politician. * 5 September –

Tommy Limby Tommy Limby (5 September 1947, Gåxsjö, Jämtland – 14 January 2008) was a Swedish cross-country skier who competed in the 1970s. He earned a gold medal in the 4 × 10 km relay at the 1978 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in ...

, cross-country skier (died

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

). * 30 October –

Sven Melander Sven Alarik Melander (30 October 1947 – 31 March 2022) was a Swedish journalist, comedian, television presenter, and actor. He hosted multiple shows for SVT, acted in films and theater, and co-presented the 1994 Melodifestivalen competit ...

, journalist and television presenter.(died

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)

Deaths

* 26 January – Gustaf Adolf, prince of Sweden (born

1906 Events January–February * January 12 – Persian Constitutional Revolution: A nationalistic coalition of merchants, religious leaders and intellectuals in Persia forces the shah Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar to grant a constitution, ...

) * 14 February –

Mauritz Eriksson Mauritz Eriksson (18 December 1888 – 14 February 1947) was a Swedish sport shooter who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics, in the 1920 Summer Olympics, and in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1912 he won the gold medal as member of the Swed ...

, sport shooter, Olympic champion from 1912 (born

1888 In Germany, 1888 is known as the Year of the Three Emperors. Currently, it is the year that, when written in Roman numerals, has the most digits (13). The next year that also has 13 digits is the year 2388. The record will be surpassed as late ...

). * 10 August –

Elisabet Anrep-Nordin Elisabet Anrep-Nordin (21 April 1857 – 10 August 1947), was a Swedish educator and principal of a school for blind and deaf students from 1886 to 1921. She was also elected to the city council of Vänersborg in 1910. Early life Elisabet Anre ...

, pedagogue (born

1857 Events January–March * January 1 – The biggest Estonian newspaper, ''Postimees'', is established by Johann Voldemar Jannsen. * January 7 – The partly French-owned London General Omnibus Company begins operating. * Janua ...

) * 6 December –

Henric Horn af Åminne Henric Arvid Bengt Christer Horn af Åminne (12 March 1880 – 6 December 1947) was a Swedish Army officer and horse rider who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He finished tenth in the individual eventing on the horse ''Omen''. Although hi ...

, horse rider (born

1880 Events January–March * January 22 – Toowong State School is founded in Queensland, Australia. * January – The international White slave trade affair scandal in Brussels is exposed and attracts international infamy. * February � ...

)

References

Years of the 20th century in Sweden {{Sweden-year-stub