2011 Event In Sweden, four men arrested for the 2011 failed Gothenburg terrorist attack are believed to be linked to the Al-Qaeda terrorist network 1997 Event 86th Davis Cup: Sweden sweeps U.S. in Gothenburg (5-0) 1988 Event 77th Davis Cup: Germany beats Sweden in Gothenburg (4-1) 1987 Event 76th Davis Cup: Sweden beats India in Gothenburg (5-0) 1984 Event 73rd Davis Cup: Sweden beats USA in Gothenburg (4-1) 1976 Event Ice Dance Championship at Gothenburg won by Pakhomova and Gorshkov (URS) 1976 Event Ice Pairs Championship at Gothenburg won by Rodnina and Zaitsev (URS) 1976 Event Men's Figure Skating Championship in Gothenburg won by John Curry (GRB) 1976 Event Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Gothenburg won by Dorothy Hamill 1969 Birthday Jan Apell, born in Gothenburg, Sweden, professional tennis player, won the Davis Cup in doubles, 1994, played with Jonas Bjorkman 1900 Birthday Karin Boye, born in Gothenburg, Sweden, born Karin Maria Boye, poet, novelist, co-founder of poetry magazine Spektrum, introduced T.S. Eliot to Swedish readers, best-known novel 'Kallocain'
