Events from the year 1973 in Sweden

Incumbents

Monarch A monarch () is a head of stateWebster's II New College Dictionary. "Monarch". 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 ...

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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 ...

(died 15 September), then

Carl XVI Gustaf Carl XVI Gustaf (Carl Gustaf Folke Hubertus; born 30 April 1946) is King of Sweden. Having reigned since 1973, he is the longest-reigning monarch in Swedish history. Carl Gustaf was born during the reign of his paternal great-grandfather, K ...

Prime Minister A prime minister 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. A prime minister is not the head of state, but r ...

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Olof Palme Sven Olof Joachim Palme (; ; 30 January 1927 – 28 February 1986) was a Swedish politician and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1969 to 1976 and 1982 to 1986. Palme led the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 1969 until as ...

Events

* 20 January – A 34-year-old academic lecturer, Alf Svensson, becomes party leader of the Swedish political party Kristen Demokratisk Samling (KDS). , a position he would hold for 31 years. * 16 March – Residents of the

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

of Dorothea go on hunger strike in protest of the

Swedish government The Government of the Kingdom of Sweden () is the national cabinet of Sweden, and the country's executive authority. The Government consists of the Prime Minister and their cabinet ministers (). The Government is responsible for its actions ...

's plans to merge with the municipalities of

Åsele Åsele () is a locality and the seat of Åsele Municipality in Västerbotten County, province of Lapland, Sweden with 1,798 inhabitants in 2010. Its elevation The elevation of a geographic location (geography), ''location'' is its height ab ...

and Frederika, giving up after a week. * 11 May – The Data Act (Sw. ''Datalagen'') − the world's first national data protection law − is enacted in Sweden. * 23–28 August – Norrmalmstorg robbery – a bank robbery and hostage crisis best known as the origin of the term Stockholm syndrome. * 15 September – King

dies in his 91st year at 8:35 pm. He's succeeded by his 27-year-old grandson,

. * 16 September –

1973 Swedish general election General elections were held in Sweden on 16 September 1973.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1858 The Social Democrats remained the largest party, winning 156 of the 350 seats. For most of the camp ...

Births

* 23 January – Tomas Holmström, ice hockey player. * 23 February – Linda Ulvaeus, actress and singer * 19 March – Magnus Hedman, footballer * 22 March – Martina Fortkord, alpine skier * 25 March –

Anders Fridén Pär Anders Fridén (born 25 March 1973) is a Swedish vocalist, best known as the lead singer of the melodic death metal band In Flames. He was also the vocalist of Dark Tranquillity and side project Passenger. Career Early career Fridén was ...

, singer * 1 April –

Anna Carin Zidek Anna Carin Helena Cecilia Zidek (née Olofsson, born 1 April 1973) is a Swedish former biathlete who won a silver medal in the 7.5 km sprint and a gold medal in the 12.5 km mass start event at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Originally a ...

, biathlete * 3 April –

Andreas Carlsson Andreas Mikael Carlsson (; born 3 April 1973) is a Swedish music producer and pop songwriter. Biography Carlsson was part of the Cheiron Studios team until the studio was closed down in 2000. In January 2001, former Cheiron-members Andreas Carl ...

, music producer and songwriter * 15 April –

Teddy Lučić Teddy Mark Šime Lučić (; born 15 April 1973) is a Swedish former professional footballer and manager. He played as a centre-back. Lučić made his debut for Sweden in 1995, and represented his country at three FIFA World Cups (1994, 2002, and ...

, footballer and manager * 27 April –

Sharlee D'Angelo Sharlee D'Angelo (born Charles Petter Andreason, 27 April 1973) is a Swedish musician. He is the bassist for the melodic death metal band Arch Enemy, as well as the classic rock/AOR band the Night Flight Orchestra and the stoner metal band S ...

, musical artist * 5 May –

Johan Hedberg Johan "Moose" Hedberg (born 5 May 1973) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey goaltender. During a career that lasted from 1993 to 2014 he played for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Vancouver Canucks, Dallas Stars, Atlanta Thrashers, and New Jers ...

, ice hockey player * 24 May –

Jill Johnson Jill Anna Maria Johnson (born 24 May 1973) is a Swedish country and pop singer, songwriter and TV-host. She performed in the Melodifestivalen 1998 contest, winning with the song " Kärleken är" ("Love Is"), and represented Sweden at the Euro ...

, Musical artist * 5 July –

Marcus Allbäck Marcus Christian Allbäck (; born 5 July 1973) is a Swedish former professional association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), striker. He was known for his sharp finishing ability and represented clubs in Sweden ...

, footballer and coach * 20 July –

Peter Forsberg Peter Mattias Forsberg (; born 20 July 1973) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player and former assistant general manager of Modo Hockey. Nicknamed "Peter the Great" and "Foppa", Forsberg was known for his on-ice vision and physical pl ...

, ice hockey player. * 24 July – Marléne Lund Kopparklint, politician * 30 July –

Markus Näslund Markus Sten Näslund (born 30 July 1973) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player and former general manager for Modo Hockey of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL, formerly named Elitserien). He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) ...

, ice hockey player * 6 August –

Tina Nordström Maria Kristina "Tina" Nordström Holmqvist (born 6 August 1973) is a Swedish celebrity chef and television personality from Helsingborg, Sweden. She hosted the second season of '' New Scandinavian Cooking'' on PBS stations on American televisi ...

, chef * 7 August – Armand Krajnc, professional boxer * 9 August – Katarina Wennstam, journalist * 15 September – Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland, Duke of Västergötland * 26 September –

Maria Bonnevie Anna ''Maria'' Cecilia Bonnevie (born 26 September 1973 in Västerås, Sweden) is a Swedes, Swedish-Norwegians, Norwegian actor, actress. Bonnevie received both national and international acclaim for her performance in the Scandinavian epic ''I ...

, Swedish-Norwegian actress * 3 October –

Ljubomir Vranjes Ljubomir Vranjes (born 3 October 1973) is a Swedish handball coach and former player who competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He is currently the sporting director of German team SG Flensburg-Handewitt. He was inducted into the EHF Hall of Fam ...

, handball player * 16 October – Eva Röse, actress * 12 October –

Martin Österdahl Erik Martin Österdahl (; born 12 October 1973) is a Swedish television producer and author. From 2008 to 2014 he worked on broadcasts of '' Mästarnas mästare'', '' Allt för Sverige'' and '' Skavlan'' for SVT. His first book, ''Be inte om nå ...

, author and television producer

Deaths

* 4 August – Gustav Freij, wrestler, Olympic champion in 1948 (born

1922 Events January * January 7 – Dáil Éireann (Irish Republic), Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64–57 votes. * January 10 – Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dáil Éirean ...

). * 7 September – Ernst Casparsson, horse rider (born

1886 Events January * January 1 – Upper Burma is formally annexed to British rule in Burma, British Burma, following its conquest in the Third Anglo-Burmese War of November 1885. * January 5–January 9, 9 – Robert Louis Stevenson ...

). * 15 September –

, king (born

1882 Events January * January 2 ** The Standard Oil Trust is secretly created in the United States to control multiple corporations set up by John D. Rockefeller and his associates. ** Irish-born author Oscar Wilde arrives in New York at the ...

References

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 count ...

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