Events from the year 1962 in

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 ...

Incumbents

Monarch A monarch is a head of stateWebster's II New College DictionarMonarch Houghton Mifflin. Boston. 2001. p. 707. Life tenure, for life or until abdication, and therefore the head of state of a monarchy. A monarch may exercise the highest authority ...

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Gustaf VI Adolf Gustaf VI Adolf (Oscar Fredrik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf; 11 November 1882 – 15 September 1973) was King of Sweden from 29 October 1950 until his death in 1973. He was the eldest son of Gustaf V and his wife, Victoria of Baden. Before Gustaf Ado ...

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 ...

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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 tenu ...

Events

Births

* 6 March –

Bengt Baron Bengt Baron (born 6 March 1962) is a business leader and former backstroke swimmer from Sweden. Baron won the 100 m backstroke at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, and was a member of the bronze winning team from Sweden in the 4×100 ...

, swimmer. * 1 June – Mats Fransson, former handball player * 2 June –

Rolf-Göran Bengtsson Rolf-Göran Bengtsson (born 2 June 1962 in Lund, Sweden) is a Swedish show jumper. He won a silver medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics in the individual jumping, and also a silver medal in the team jumping event at the 2004 Summer ...

, show jumper * 10 June – Peter Nilsson, ice hockey player * 12 June –

Patrik Bergner Lars Patrik Viktor Bergner (born 12 June 1962 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish actor, film director and playwright. Selected filmography *1987 - '' Nionde kompaniet'' *1994 - '' Illusioner'' *1994 - ''Den vite riddaren Den may refer to: * ...

, actor, film director and playwright * 29 June –

Blossom Tainton-Lindquist Blossom Alexandra Liliana Tainton-Lindquist (born 29 June 1962 in Stockholm) is a Swedish singer, dancer, publisher, fitness coach and personal trainer. Her father, Graham Tainton, is a choreographer. Tainton danced and sang at an early age. She ...

, singer * 5 July –

Maria Lantz Maria Lantz is a Swedish artist working in the fields of photography, text and collaborative art projects. She is Associate Professor and Vice-Chancellor at Konstfack, the University College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm. She writes cri ...

, academic artist * 8 July –

Jan Erixon Jan Erixon (born July 8, 1962) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player. Erixon was the thirtieth overall pick in the second round by the New York Rangers in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters ...

, former professional ice hockey player * 9 July – Jörgen Häggqvist, judoka * 28 July –

Lars Håland Lars Håland (born 28 July 1962) is a former Swedish cross-country skier who competed from 1986 to 1999. He won two medals at the 1989 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, with a gold in the 4 × 10 km relay, and a bronze in the 15 km f ...

, cross-country skier * 21 September –

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 w ...

, ice hockey player (died 2012). * 26 September – Jonas Bergqvist, ice hockey player.

Deaths

* 5 January –

Per Thorén Per Ludvig Julius Thorén (26 January 1885 – 5 January 1962) was a Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken pr ...

, figure skater (born 1885) * 22 January –

Carl-Ehrenfried Carlberg Carl-Ehrenfried Carlberg (24 February 1889 – 22 January 1962) was a Swedish gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. Early life and Olympics Carlberg was born in Stockholm and served in the Royal Guards Regiment Göta of the Swe ...

, gymnast (born 1889). * 18 February – Erik Granfelt, gymnast (born

1883 Events January–March * January 4 – ''Life'' magazine is founded in Los Angeles, California, United States. * January 10 – A fire at the Newhall Hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, kills 73 people. * Ja ...

). * 5 April – Boo Kullberg, gymnast (born 1889). * 11 April –

Sven Landberg Sven Axel Richard Landberg (6 December 1888 – 11 April 1962) was a Swedish gymnast and football player. He was part of the Swedish gymnastics teams that won gold medals at the 1908 and in the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( ...

, gymnast (born 1888). * 4 July – Carl Hellström, sailor (born

1864 Events January–March * January 13 – American songwriter Stephen Foster ("Oh! Susanna", "Old Folks at Home") dies aged 37 in New York City, leaving a scrap of paper reading "Dear friends and gentle hearts". His parlor song " ...

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Gustaf Lewenhaupt Carl Gustaf Sixtensson Lewenhaupt (20 August 1879 – 7 August 1962) was a Swedish Count, officer, courtier, horse rider and modern pentathlete The modern pentathlon is an Olympic sport consisting of fencing (one-touch épée), freestyle swim ...

, count, military officer and horse rider (born 1879). * 19 August –

Kerstin Hesselgren Kerstin Hesselgren (14 January 1872 – 19 August 1962) was a Swedish politician. Hesselgren became the first woman to be elected into the Upper House of the Swedish Parliament after female suffrage was introduced in 1921. She was elected by sug ...

, politician (born

1872 Events January–March * January 12 – Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first ruler crowned in that city in over 500 years. * February 2 – The government of the United Kingdom buys a number of forts on ...

Hesselgren, Kerstin (1872–1962)
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