1980 Death Gustaf Allan Pettersson, composer, dies at 68 1976 Event King Charles XVI Gustaf of Sweden marries Dutchess Silvia Sommerlath 1973 Event Carl XVI Gustaf, becomes King of Sweden 1966 Death Gustaf Paulson, composer, dies at 68 1965 Death Gustaf Adolf Tiburtius Bengtsson, composer, dies at 79 1965 Death Staf Gustaf Frans Nees, composer, dies at 63 1963 Death Gustaf Grundgens, actor, director and theatre director (M), dies at 63 1949 Death Gustaf Lazarus Nordqvist, composer, dies at 62 1946 Death Gustaf Heintze, composer, dies at 66 1928 Birthday Veijo Meri, born in Viipuri, now Vyborg, Russia, writer, novelist, poet, focuses on absurdity of war, published biography of Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim 1918 Death Johan Gustaf Emil Sjogren, composer, dies at 64 1911 Birthday Gustaf Allan Pettersson, composer 1911 Death Gustaf Froding, Swedish poet (Grabstank), dies at 50 1901 Birthday Staf Gustaf Frans Nees, Belgian composer 1899 Birthday Gustaf Gruendgens, Duesseldorf Germany, actor and director, M 1898 Birthday Gustaf Paulson, composer 1886 Birthday Gustaf Adolf Tiburtius Bengtsson, composer 1886 Birthday Gustaf Lazarus Nordqvist, composer 1879 Birthday Gustaf Heintze, composer 1867 Birthday Carl Gustaf baron Mannerheim, general/president of Finland, 1944-46 1860 Birthday Gustaf Froding, Swedish poet, Stank och flikar 1858 Birthday Gustaf af Geijerstam, Swedish author, Boken om Lillebror 1853 Birthday Johan Gustaf Emil Sjogren, composer 1847 Death Erik Gustaf Geijer, composer, dies at 64 1785 Death Gustaf P Creutz, Swedish diplomat/poet (Daphne), dies at 54 1783 Birthday Erik Gustaf Geijer, Swedish historian/poet, Natthimmelen 1630 Event Swedish troops under Gustaf II Adolf land at Peenemunde 1630 Event Swedish troops under Gustaf II Adolf lands at Peenemunde 1622 Birthday Karl X Gustaf, King of Sweden, 1654-60
