Events in the year 1964 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 tenur ...

Events

*1 January – the Name Act of 1963, comes into full and legal effect .

Popular culture

Music

*'' Ballader och oförskämdheter'',

Cornelis Vreeswijk Cornelis Vreeswijk (; ; 8 August 1937 – 12 November 1987) was a Dutch-born Swedish singer-songwriter, poet and actor. He emigrated to Sweden with his parents in 1949 at the age of twelve. He was educated as a social worker and hoped to become ...

's debut album

Births

*24 January – Annika Dahlman, cross country skier *30 January – Marcel Jacob. *7 July – Dominik Henzel, Czech-born actor and comedian *26 July – Carl-Johan Vallgren. *5 September –

Anna Fiske Anna Fiske (born 5 September 1964) is a Swedish-born illustrator and writer who settled in Norway. Fiske was born in Ängelholm, and is married to illustrator Lars Fiske. She was educated at Konstfack in Stockholm, and has resided in Norway since ...

, illustrator and comics creator.

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Mats Gerdau Mats Gerdau (born 1964), is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party. He was a member of the Riksdag from 2006 to 2012 and has been Mayor of Nacka Municipality Nacka Municipality (''Nacka kommun'') is a municipality in Stockholm County in ea ...

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Torbjörn Flygt Torbjörn Flygt (born 1964) is a Swedish novelist. He made his literary debut in 1995 with the novel ''Längsta ögonblicket''. Among his other novels is ''Män vid kusten'' from 1997. He was awarded the August Prize in 2001 for the novel ''Under ...

Deaths

*26 May – Sven Friberg. *5 August –

Moa Martinson Moa Martinson, born Helga Maria Swarts sometimes spelt Swartz, (2November 18905August 1964) was one of Sweden's most noted authors of proletarian literature. Her ambition was to change society with her authorship and to portray the conditions of ...

, author (born

1890 Events January–March * January 1 ** The Kingdom of Italy establishes Eritrea as its colony, in the Horn of Africa. ** In Michigan, the wooden steamer ''Mackinaw'' burns in a fire on the Black River. * January 2 ** The steamship ...

). *19 December –

Arne Lindblad Arne Lindblad (30 January 1887 – 19 December 1964) was a Swedish film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1934 and 1964. Selected filmography * ''Simon of Backabo'' (1934) * ''Johan Ulfstjerna'' (1936) * ''Unfriendly Relati ...

References

Years of the 20th century in Sweden 1960s in Sweden

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