2014 Event Sweden is searching for a potential Russian submarine intrusion in its waters after detecting a Russian-language emergency communication; Russian officials deny knowledge of any distressed submarines operating in Sweden's territory 2014 Event Palestine will be officially recognized as a sovereign state by the new government of Sweden; though the U.N. General Assembly supported such recognition two years ago, few nations have officially extended this recognition 2014 Event The Sochi Winter Olympics ends; on this last day of the competitions, Canada beats Sweden in men's hockey, keeping Canada as the reigning gold winner in two consecutive Winter Games 2013 Event In Gamla Uppsala, Sweden, archeologists discover mysterious posts in perfect alignment for the length of a kilometre in what is believed to be a display of power from a fifth century chieftain 2013 Event British-born, American businessman Christopher O'Neill marries Princess Madeleine of Sweden in a lavish ceremony 2013 Event In Stockholm, Sweden, immigrant youths riot and burn over 100 vehicles 2012 Event Sweden's media reports the country is helping Saudi Arabia plan the construction of a weapons factory 2011 Event In Sweden, divers find the wreckage of the Svardet, a warship sunk in 1676 during the Battle of Oland 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 2011 Event After 300 years in Sweden, the oldest copy of Codex Holmiensis, dating from 1280, is returned to Denmark 2010 Event The Paris Masters final is won by Sweden's Robin Soderling, a first major win for the player, now ranked fourth in the world of tennis 2010 Event Planes across the United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia are grounded as a result of the volcanic ash coming from Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano 2009 Event Sweden takes over the presidency of the European Union 2007 Death Ingmar Bergman, dies in Sweden, at 89 2003 Death Anna Lindh, Swedish politician, Swedish foreign minister, dies in Stockholm, Sweden, at age 46, murdered by a knife attack while shopping 1998 Event 1st female ice hockey game in Olympic history Finland beats Sweden 6-0 1997 Event 86th Davis Cup: Sweden sweeps U.S. in Gothenburg (5-0) 1996 Event 85th Davis Cup: France beats Sweden in Malmo (3-2) 1995 Event Austria, Finland and Sweden act to join European Union 1994 Event 83rd Davis Cup: Sweden beats Russia in Moscow (4-1) 1994 Event Sweden agrees to join European Union 1994 Event Sweden social-democratic SPD wins parliamentary election 1994 Event Sweden shuts out Bulgaria 4-0, to finish 3rd in the World Cup 1994 Event Drunken officer shoots 7 people dead in Falun Sweden 1994 Event 29.0 degrees C in Genevad, Sweden (Swedish April high temperature record) 1992 Event Tennis ace Stefan Edberg marries Annette Olsen in Sweden 1991 Event Sergeo Bubka of U.S.S.R. sets pole vault record (20'") in Malmo Sweden 1989 Event 78th Davis Cup: Germany beats Sweden in Stuttgart (3-2) 1988 Event 77th Davis Cup: Germany beats Sweden in Gothenburg (4-1) 1988 Event Arafat meets prominent American Jews in Stockholm, Sweden 1987 Event 76th Davis Cup: Sweden beats India in Gothenburg (5-0) 1987 Event Patrik Sjoberg of Sweden set a new world record in high jump 1987 Death Gunnar Myrdal, Sweden, economist (Nobel 1974), dies at 88 1986 Event 75th Davis Cup: Australia beats Sweden in Melbourne (3-2) 1986 Death Cliff Burton, bass player for Metallica, a thrash metal band, dies in Sweden at age 24, when tour bus for the band skidded and crashed, inducted posthumously into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Metallica 1985 Event 74th Davis Cup: Sweden beats Germany in Munich (3-2) 1985 Event Olof Palme forms Sweden minority government 1985 Event Uno Lindstron of Sweden, juggles a soccer ball 13.11 miles 1984 Event 73rd Davis Cup: Sweden beats USA in Gothenburg (4-1) 1984 Event Yvonne Ryding, of Sweden, crowned 33rd Miss Universe 1984 Event 1700 skiers participate in an alpine event at Are Sweden 1983 Event 72nd Davis Cup: Australia beats Sweden in Melbourne (3-2) 1980 Event Sweden changes order of succession to throne 1978 Event Sweden's Falldin government falls 1977 Birthday Victoria Ingrid Alicea Desiree, Princess heir apparent of Sweden 1976 Birthday Mattias Ohlund, NHL goaltender, Vancouver Canucks, Team Sweden 1998 1976 Event King Charles XVI Gustaf of Sweden marries Dutchess Silvia Sommerlath 1975 Event 64th Davis Cup: Sweden beats Czechoslovakia in Stockholm (3-2) 1975 Birthday Asa Carlsson, born in Vasteras, Sweden, tennis star, 1995 Futures-Stockholm 1975 Birthday Niklas Sundstrom, born in Ornskoldsvik, Sweden, NHL left wing for the New York Rangers 1975 Event West German embassy blown-up in Stockholm, Sweden 1975 Birthday Stefan Bergkvist, born in Leksand, Sweden, NHL defenseman for the Pittsburgh Penguins 1975 Event Sweden adopts constitution 1974 Birthday Jaroslav Spacek, NHL defenseman, Team Czechoslovakia, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics, Sweden 1974 Birthday Kenny Jonsson, Angelholm SW, NHL defenseman, Team Sweden, New York Islander 1974 Birthday Mats Lindgren, NHL forward, Team Sweden, 1998 Olympics 1974 Birthday Victoria Silverstedt, Skelleftehamn Sweden, playmate, Dec, 1996 1974 Birthday Thomas Enqvist, born in Stockholm Sweden, tennis star, 1991 Wimbledon jr boys 1974 Event Mats Wermelin, Sweden, scores all points in 272-0 basketball win 1973 Event Carl XVI Gustaf, becomes King of Sweden 1973 Birthday Markus Naslund, born in Bonassund, Sweden, NHL right wing, Vancouver Canucks 1973 Birthday Peter Forsberg, born in Ornskoldsvik, Sweden, NHL center for the Colorado Avalanche 1973 Birthday Kristian Lundin, born in Sweden, composer, songwriter, record producer, co-produced 'Quit Playing Games With My Heart' for the Backstreet Boys 1973 Birthday Johan Hedberg, Nacka SWE, hockey goalie, Team Sweden, Olympics-1998 1972 Birthday Victoria Lagerstrom, Miss Sweden Universe 1997 1972 Birthday Michael Nylander, born in Stockholm, Sweden, NHL center for the Calgary Flames 1972 Birthday Jorgen Jonsson, hockey forward, Team Sweden 1998 1972 Event Police fine Paul and Linda McCartney 800 pounds in Sweden cannabis possession 1972 Event Paul and Linda McCartney are arrested in Sweden on drug possession 1972 Birthday Jonas Bjorkman, born in Vaxjo, Sweden, tennis star, Davis Cup 1994 1972 Birthday Mikael Tillstrom, born in Sweden, tennis star 1972 Birthday Mattias Norstrom, Mora SWE, NHL defenseman, Team Sweden, Los Angeles Kings 1971 Birthday Marcus Ragnarsson, Ostervala SWE, NHL defenseman, SJ Sharks, Sweden 1971 Birthday Jonas Berqvist, Angelhorn SWE, hockey forward, Team Sweden, 1998 Olympics 1971 Birthday Nicklas Kulti, born in Stockholm, Sweden, professional tennis player, won the Australian Open in Wimbledon junior titles in 1989, top singles title in Adelaide, 1990 1971 Birthday Frederik Nilsson, born in Stockholm, Sweden, IHL forward, Team Sweden, Kansas City, IHL, 1971 Birthday Carin Hjalmarsson Koch, Kungalv Sweden, golfer, 1995 Pinewild-7th 1971 Birthday Mats Sundin, Bromma SWE, NHL center, Team Sweden, Toronto Maple Leafs 1971 Birthday Tommy Salo, Surahammar SWE, NHL goalie, Team Sweden, New York Islanders 1970 Birthday Annika Sorenstam, Stockholm Sweden, LPGA golfer, 1995 U.S. Women's Open 1970 Birthday Ulrika Ericsson, born in Gavle, Sweden, playmate, Nov, 1996 1970 Birthday Niklas Andersson, Kungalv SWE, NHL forward, Team Sweden, New York Islanders 1970 Birthday Nicklas Lidstrom, Vasteras SWE, NHL defenseman, Team Sweden, Detroit 1970 Birthday Magnus Larsson, Sweden, tennis star 1969 Birthday Jan Apell, born in Gothenburg, Sweden, professional tennis player, won the Davis Cup in doubles, 1994, played with Jonas Bjorkman 1969 Event Palme government forms in Sweden 1969 Birthday Maria Strandlund, born in Akersberga, Sweden, tennis star, 1987 Futures NOR 1969 Birthday Tommy Soderstrom, born in Stockholm, Sweden, NHL goalie, Sweden, New York Islanders 1969 Birthday Patric Kjellberg, hockey forward, Team Sweden Olympics-1998 1969 Event Sweden (1st Western country) recognizes North Vietnam 1968 Death Jan Johansson, composer, pianist, infused traditional European folks tunes with jazz, avant garde style, dies at 37 in a car crash in Jonkoping, Sweden 1968 Birthday Henrik Holm, born in Taby, Sweden, professional tennis player, won five doubles titles, achieved highest ATP-ranking of 17th in the world, July 1993 1968 Birthday Johan Garpenlov, born in Stockholm Sweden, NHL left wing for the Florida Panthers 1968 Birthday Kent Carlsson, Sweden, born in Eskilstuna, Sweden, professional tennis player, won nine career titles, three-time European Champion 1967 Event Sweden begins driving on right-hand side of road 1967 Birthday Catrin Nilsmark, Goteborg Sweden, LPGA golfer, 1995 PING Welch's-14th 1967 Birthday Christian Bergstrom, born in Sweden, tennis star 1967 Birthday Ulf Stenlund, born in Falun, Sweden, professional tennis player, won one doubles title in Bari, 1987 and one singles title in Palermo, 1986, highest ATP-ranking was 23rd in the World, April, 1987 1967 Birthday Ulf Dahlen, Ostersund SWE, NHL forward, Team Sweden, San Jose 1967 Birthday Vendela [Kirsebom], Stockholm Sweden, model, Sports Illustrated 1993 1967 Birthday Magnus Gustafsson, Sweden, tennis star 1966 Birthday Stefan Edberg, born in Vastervik, Sweden, professional tennis player, ranked number one in the World in singles and doubles tennis 1966 Birthday Jonas B, Svensson Sweden, tennis star 1966 Birthday Liselotte Neumann, Finspang Sweden, LPGA golfer, 1988 U.S. Women's Open 1966 Birthday Stefan Edberg, Sweden, tennis player, Wimbledon 1988, U.S. Open 1991 1965 Birthday Eva Dahllof, born in Ornskoldsvik, Sweden, golfer, 1995 McCall's Classic-18th 1965 Birthday Helen Alfredsson, born in Goteborg, Sweden, LPGA golfer, 1993 Dinah Shore 1965 Birthday Jesper Bo Parnevik, born in Stockholm, Sweden, PGA golfer, 1995 Nestle-5th 1965 Birthday Peter Lundgren, Sweden, tennis star 1964 Birthday Neneh Cherry, Stockholm Sweden, rock vocalist 1964 Birthday Tomas Sandstrom, NHL forward, Anaheim, Team Sweden 1998 1964 Birthday Mats Wilander, born in Vaxjo, Sweden, tennis star, 1988-US, Australia, French 1964 Birthday Tommy Albelin, Stockholm, Sweden, NHL defenseman for the Calgary Flames 1964 Birthday Ulf Samuelsson, born in Fagersta SWE, NHL defenseman, Team Sweden, New York Rangers 1964 Birthday Neneh Cherry, born in Stockholm Sweden, Swedish pop singer, Money Love 1964 Birthday Henrik Sundstrom, Sweden, tennis star 1963 Event Beatles begin their 1st full foreign tour in Sweden 1963 Birthday Marianne Berglund, born in Sweden, cyclist, 1983 Ruffles Tour of Texas 1963 Birthday Mikael Pernfors, Sweden, tennis star 1963 Birthday Catarina Lindqvist, born in Sweden, tennis player, Swedish Open 1986 1963 Birthday Joakim Nystrom, Sweden, tennis star 1962 Birthday Jan Gunnarsson, Sweden, tennis star 1961 Birthday Anders Jarryd, born in Lidkoping, Sweden, tennis star 1960 Birthday Jaap van Sweden, Dutch violinist and concert master 1960 Birthday George Horvath, born in Sweden, pentathlete, 1980 Olympic 1959 Birthday Per Helmstad Gessle, Sweden, singer, Roxette-Must Have Been Love 1958 Event Brazil beats Sweden 5-2 in soccer's 6th World Cup at Stockholm 1958 Event Brazil becomes world soccer champ in Sweden 1958 Birthday Carina Persson, born in Stockholm, Sweden, playmate, August, 1983 1958 Death Ingeborg, Princess of Sweden, dies at 79 1957 Birthday Anna Lindh, born in Enskede, Sweden, politician, Social Democrat party, served as Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs 1957 Birthday Christer Fuglesang, born in Stockholm Sweden, physicist/astronaut, Mir backup 1956 Birthday Bjorn Borg, born in Stockholm, Sweden, tennis champ, Wimbledon 1976-79 1956 Birthday Thomas Wassberg, born in Sweden, 15K/50K cross country skier 1980 Olympics gold 1956 Birthday Lena Olin, born in Stockholm, Sweden, actress, Enemies A Love Story 1956 Birthday Ingamar Stenmark, Sweden, slalom, Olympic-2 gold-1980 1954 Event Sweden begins experimental TV 1953 Event Dag Hammarskjold of Sweden elected 2nd United Nations general-secretary 1951 Birthday Gaby Landhage, Goteborg Sweden, model, Model of the Rear 1951 Birthday Ulf Andersson, born in Sweden, International Chess Grandmaster, 1972 1951 Birthday Gunnar Larrson, Sweden, 200m/400m swimmer, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics 1950 Death Gustav V, king of Sweden, dies at 92 1950 Birthday Agnetha Faltskog, born in Stockholm, Sweden, rocker, ABBA-Waterloo 1949 Birthday Anna Bergman, Stockholm Sweden, actress, Agent 69 1949 Event 53rd Boston Marathon won by Gosta Leandersson of Sweden in 2:31:50.8 1949 Birthday Ewa Aulin, Stockholm Sweden, actress, Candy, Fiorina LeVacca 1947 Birthday Tomas Pettersson, born in Sweden, cyclist, 1968 Olympics silver 1947 Death Gustav Adolf, crown prince of Sweden, dies in air crash 1947 Birthday Peter Sundelin, Sweden, yachtsmen, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 1946 Birthday Benny Andersson, Stockholm Sweden, singer, ABBA-Money! Money! Money! 1946 Birthday Karl XVI Gustav F H, King of Sweden, 1973- 1945 Birthday Anni-Frid Lyngsdtad, Fryeda Anderson, Sweden, rocker, ABBA 1945 Birthday Jorgen Sundelin, born in Sweden, yachtsmen, 1968 Olympics gold 1945 Birthday Maud Adams, Lulea Sweden, actress, Octopussy, Rollerball, Tattoo 1944 Event Sweden announces intention to stay neutral and refuse sanctuary in WW II 1944 Birthday Lena Tabori, Stockholm Sweden, model/daughter of Viveca Lindfors 1944 Birthday Gunilla Hutton, Goteborg Sweden, actress, Petticoat Junction 1943 Birthday Silvia Sommerlath, German wife of King Carl XVI of Sweden, 1973- 1943 Birthday Ulf Sundelin, Sweden, yachtsmen, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 1943 Event Sweden's Gunther Hagg beats favorite Greg Rice by 35 yards in 5,000m at national AAU track and field championship in NY 1943 Birthday Jonny Nilsson, Sweden, 10K speed skater 1964 Olympic gold 1942 Birthday Britt Ekland, Stockholm Sweden, actress, Wicker Man, Asylum 1942 Birthday Sture Pettersson, Sweden, cyclist, Silver Medal 1968 Olympics 1942 Event Gunther Hagg (Sweden) sets world record for 3,000m (8:01.2) 1941 Birthday William Grut, Sweden, penthalete 1948 Olympics gold 1941 Birthday Ann Margret, born in Valsjobya Sweden, actress, Bye Bye Birdie, Tommy 1941 Birthday Sven Hamrin, born in Sweden, road race cycler, 1964 Olympics bronze 1941 Birthday Bo Svenson, Goteborg Sweden, actor, North Dallas 40, Walking Tall 1940 Birthday Gosta Pettersson, Sweden, cyclist, Silver Medal 1968 Olympics 1939 Birthday Toini Gustafson, born in Sweden, 5K/10K cross country skier, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 1937 Birthday Bo Brundin, born in Stockholm, Sweden, actress, Rhinemann Exchange 1936 Birthday Lars Gustafsson, born in Vasteras, Sweden, professor, University of Texas at Austin, author, wrote 'The Death of a Beekeeper' 1936 Birthday May Britt, Sweden, actress, Young Lions, wife of Sammy Davis, Jr. 1935 Birthday Folke Rabe, born in Stockholm, Sweden, composer, electronic drone pieces, works include 'What??' 1935 Death Astrid S L T Bernadotte, Queen of Belgium/Princess of Sweden, dies 1934 Birthday Bibi Andersson, Sweden, actress, Scenes From a Marriage 1934 Birthday Ingvar Carlsson, Prime Minister of Sweden, 1986 - 1991, 1994 - 1996 1934 Birthday Inger Stevens, Stockholm Sweden, actress, Katy-Farmer's Daughter 1933 Birthday Arne Mellnas, born in Stockholm, Sweden, composer, studied, taught orchestration at Royal College of Music in Stockholm, musical language filled with diverse moods 1932 Birthday Ingemar Johansson, Sweden, world heavyweight boxing champ, 1952 1932 Birthday Bengt Hallberg, born in Sweden, musician, pianist, composer for film, television, choir arrangements, Sweden's most influential jazz musicians 1932 Birthday Harriet Andersson, Stockholm Sweden, actress, Cries and Whispers 1931 Birthday Gunnel Lindblom, Goeteborg Sweden, actor, Hunger, Virgin Spring 1931 Birthday Anita Ekberg, Malmo Sweden, actress, La Dolce Vita, Miss Sweden, 1950 1931 Birthday Jan Johansson, born in Soderhamn, Sweden, composer, pianist, infused traditional European folks tunes with jazz, avant garde style 1931 Birthday Jan Torell, Limhamm Sweden, director, New Land, Emigrants 1931 Birthday Klas Lestander, Sweden, 20K biathlon 1960 Olympics gold 1930 Birthday Bo Gunnar Widerberg, born in Malmo, Sweden, director, Elvira Madigan 1929 Birthday Max Von Sydow, born in Lund, Sweden, actor, Hawaii, Exorcist, Dune, Dreamscape 1929 Birthday Sixten Jernberg, Sweden, skier, Gold Medals 1956, 1960, 1964 Olympics 1929 Birthday Claes Oldenburg, born in Stockholm, Sweden, U.S. pop artist, Alphabet/Good Humor 1929 Birthday Ingrid Thulin, born in Solleftea, Sweden, actress, Cries and Whispers, Damned 1927 Birthday Lars Hall, Sweden, Pentathelete 1952 Olympics gold 1927 Birthday Olof Palme, Stockholm, Prime Minister of Sweden, 1969 - 1976, 1982 - 1986, assassinated 1926 Event Belgium crown prince Leopold weds princess Astrid Bernadotte of Sweden 1925 Birthday Nicolai Gedda, born in Stockholm, Sweden, opera tenor, Opera Two to Six 1925 Birthday Mai Zetterling, Sweden, actress, Witches, Offbeat, Jet Storm 1925 Birthday Mai Zetterling, born in Vaeras, Sweden, actress, Hidden Agenda, Ringer 1925 Event Sandler follows Branting as premier of Sweden 1924 Event Sweden and U.S.S.R. exchange diplomats 1923 Birthday Erland Josephson, Stockholm Sweden, actor/dramatist, Utflykt 1921 Birthday Gunnar Nordahl, Sweden, soccer player 1948 Olympics gold 1921 Event Sweden abolished capital punishment 1920 Birthday Viveca Lindfors, Uppsala Sweden, actress, Way We Were, Welcome to LA 1920 Birthday Knut Nordahl, Sweden, soccer player 1948 Olympics gold 1920 Birthday Eva Dahlbeck, born in Saltsjo-Duvnas, Sweden, actress, Dreams, Lesson in Love 1919 Birthday Gert Fredriksson, Sweden, 1K kayak, Gold Medals 1948, 1952, 1956 Olympics 1919 Birthday Erik Elmsater, Sweden, 1st to compete in summer and winter Oly, 1948 1919 Birthday Lenn Hjortzberg, Karlskrona Sweden, director, Persona, Devil's Eye 1918 Birthday Ingmar Bergman, born in Sweden, director, writer, producer for stage, film and television, Academy Award winner 1918 Birthday Birgit Nilsson, Karup Sweden, operatic soprano, Elektra, Salome 1918 Birthday Astrid Varnay, born in Stockholm, Sweden, soprano, Met Opera 1941-56 1918 Birthday Sixten Ehrling, born in Malmo, Sweden, conductor, Royal Opera of Stockholm 1917 Birthday Henry Carlsson, Sweden, soccer 1948 Olympics gold 1917 Birthday Bertil Nordahl, born in Sweden, soccer player 1948 Olympics gold 1917 Birthday Hans Deutgen, Sweden, world champion archer 1916 Birthday Karl-Birger Blomdahl, Sweden, opera composer, Herr von Hancken 1915 Birthday Signe Hasso, Stockholm Sweden, actress, Johnny Angel, Double Life 1913 Event Gideon Sundback of Sweden patents the zipper 1912 Event Denmark, Norway and Sweden declare neutrality in Comende war 1912 Event IAF (International Amateur Athletic Federation) forms in Sweden 1912 Event 5th Olympic games open at Stockholm, Sweden 1909 Birthday Gunnar Bjornstrand, Stockholm Sweden, actor, Shame, Dreams 1909 Birthday Mauritz Hugo, Sweden, actor, Atomic Blonde, Road Agent 1908 Birthday Lars-Eric Vilner Larsson, Akarp Sweden, composer, Linden 1908 Event Denmark, Germany, England, France, Netherlands and Sweden sign North Sea accord 1908 Birthday Bengt Stromgren, Goteborg Sweden, astrophysicist, studied gas cloud 1907 Death Oscar II Frederick, King of Sweden (-1907)/Norway (-1905), dies 1905 Birthday Astrid Bernadotte, Princess of Sweden 1905 Birthday Astrid SLT Bernadotte, Queen of Belgium/Princess of Sweden 1905 Event Union of Sweden and Norway ends 1905 Birthday Dag Hammarskjold, Sweden, 2nd United Nations Secretary-General, 1953-61, Nobel 1961 1905 Event Norway dissolves union with Sweden, in effect since 1814 1905 Birthday Ulf Svante von Euler, Sweden, physiologist, Nobel 1970 1904 Event King Peter I of Sweden named nationalist regime 1904 Birthday Hjordis Topel, Sweden, diving and 4 x 100m relay, Olympic-bronze-1924 1904 Birthday Set Svanholm, Vasteras Sweden, tenor, London Convent Garden 1948-57 1904 Birthday Sven Thofelt, Sweden, pentathlete 1928 Olympics gold 1904 Birthday Gustav-Adolf Boltenstein, Sweden, equest dressage, Gold Medal 1952, 1956 Olympics 1904 Birthday Harry Martinson, Sweden, novelist/poet, Trade Wind-Nobel 1974 1903 Birthday Axel Theorell, Sweden, biochemist, studied enzymes, Nobel 1955 1903 Birthday Alf Sjoberg, Stockholm Sweden, director, Fadern, Oen, Domaren 1902 Birthday Tyra Ryman, Arboga Sweden, actress, Peter the Tramp 1902 Birthday Alva Myrdal, Uppsala Sweden, diplomat, Nobel Peace Prize-1982 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' 1900 Birthday Eyvind Johnson, Sweden, novelist, Return to Ithaca-Nobel 1974 1898 Birthday Gunnar Myrdal, Sweden, sociologist/economist, Nobel 1974 1897 Birthday Nils Asther, Malmo Sweden, actor, Bluebeard, Night Monster 1896 Birthday Edvin Wide, Sweden, 10K runner 1924 Olympics silver 1895 Birthday Count Folke Bernadotte, Sweden, statesman, Red Cross, UN 1894 Birthday Ture Persson, Sweden, sprinter, Silver Medal 1912 Olympics 1892 Birthday Hilding Rosenberg, Bosjokloster Sweden, composer, Babels Torn 1891 Birthday Gerda Bjorne, Varmland Sweden, actress, Familjen Bjork, Hemsoborna 1891 Birthday Par Lagerkvist, Sweden, novelist/dramatist, Barabbas, Nobel 1951 1888 Birthday Anna Q. Nilsson, born in Sweden, actress, Shenandoah, Uncle Tom's Cabin 1884 Birthday Theodor Svedberg, Sweden, chemist, worked with colloids, Nobel 1926 1882 Birthday Ludvig Nordstrom, Sweden, writer, Story of Peter Svensk 1880 Birthday Warner Oland, Umea Sweden, actor, Jazz Singer, Charlie Chan 1880 Birthday Viking Eggeling, Sweden, artist/film maker, Diagonal Symphony 1879 Birthday Joe Hill, Jevla Sweden, organizer, IWW, songwriter, Union Scab, martyr 1879 Birthday Victor Seastrom, Silbodal Sweden, director, Wind, Under the Red Robe 1878 Birthday Princess Ingeborg, of Sweden 1876 Birthday Robert Barany, Sweden, otologist, vestibular expert, Nobel 1914 1875 Birthday Carl Milles, Uppsala Sweden, fountain sculptor, Wedding of Rivers 1872 Death Charles XV Louis E, king of Sweden/Norway (1859-72), dies 1872 Birthday Hugo Alfven, Stockholm Sweden, composer, Midsommarvaka 1871 Death W F A A Louisa/Lovisa, queen of Sweden/Norway, dies at 42 1868 Death Michael Obrenovic, ruler of Sweden, murdered 1865 Birthday Sven Hedin, Sweden, scientist/explorer, Tibet 1864 Birthday Erik Karlfeldt, born in Sweden, poet, Nobel 1918-refused; 1931-posthumous 1860 Birthday Karl Branting, Sweden, statesman/diplomat, Nobel Peace Prize 1921 1860 Event U.S. extradition treaty with Sweden 1859 Death F J Oscar I, King of Sweden/Norway (1844-59), dies at 60 1859 Birthday Verner von Heidenstam, Sweden, poet and novelist, Charles Men, Nobel 1916 1858 Birthday Selma Lagerlof, Sweden, novelist, Tales of a Manor-Nobel 1909 1858 Birthday Gustav V, king of Sweden, 1907-50 1851 Birthday Ernst Josephson, Sweden, artist 1849 Birthday August Strindberg, Sweden, dramatist and novelist, 'Apologia' 1844 Birthday Klas Arnoldson, Sweden, politician/pacifist, Nobel 1908 1844 Death Charles XIV Johan, Jean B Bernadotte, King of Sweden/Norway, dies 1832 Birthday Nils Adolf Erik Nordenskjold, Sweden, Arctic explorer 1829 Birthday Oscar II Frederik, King of Sweden, 1872 - 1907, Norway, -1905, poet 1828 Birthday WFAA Louisa/Lovisa, queen of Sweden/Norway/princess of Netherlands 1826 Birthday Charles XV Louis E, King of Sweden/Norway, 1859 - 1872, poet 1820 Birthday Jenny Lind, Sweden, soprano/nightingale, Agathe-Freischutz 1818 Death Charles XIII, King of Sweden (1809-18)/Norway (1814-18), dies at 69 1814 Birthday Anders Jonas engstrom, Sweden, physicist, spectroscope 1814 Event Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden (National Day) 1814 Event King of Denmark cedes Norway to King of Sweden by treaty of Kiel 1809 Event Sweden declares independence, constitutional monarchy established 1799 Birthday F J Oscar I, King of Sweden/Norway, 1844-59 1796 Birthday Franz Adolf Berwald, Sweden, composer 1792 Death Gustav III, King of Sweden (1771-92), dies of wounds 1790 Event Sweden and Russia sign Peace of Verela 1785 Birthday Carl A. Agardh, Sweden, botanist/bishop of Karlstad 1783 Event Sweden and U.S. sign a treaty of Amity and Commerce 1783 Event Sweden recognizes U.S. independence 1782 Death Louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik, dies at 61 1780 Event Sweden declares neutrality 1771 Death Adolf Frederik, king of Sweden (1751-70), dies at 60 1768 Birthday Frederick VI, Danish king, 1808-39, ; lost Norway to Sweden, 1814 1763 Birthday Charles XIV, French marshall, king of Sweden and Norway, 1818-44 1762 Event Sweden and Prussia sign peace treaty 1751 Event Adolf Frederik of Holstein-Gottorp crowns himself king of Sweden 1751 Death Frederik of Hessen Kassel, King of Sweden (1720-51), dies at 74 1748 Birthday Charles XIII, King of Sweden, 1809-18, Norway, 1814-18 1743 Event Sweden and Russia sign peace treaty 1720 Birthday Louise Ulrike, queen of Sweden/wife of Adolf Frederik 1720 Event Sweden and Denmark sign peace treaty 1720 Event Sweden and Denmark signs 3rd Treaty of Stockholm 1720 Event Queen Ulrica Eleonora of Sweden resigns 1720 Event Sweden and Prussia sign peace (2nd Treaty of Stockholm) 1720 Event Sweden and Prussia sign peace treaty 1719 Event Sweden and Hannover sign peace Treaty of Stockholm 1718 Death Charles XII, King of Sweden (1697-1718), shot dead 1718 Death Charles XII, king of Sweden (1697-1718), killed in battle at 36 1715 Event Prussia declares war on Sweden 1714 Event King Karel XII leaves Turkish captivity to return to Sweden 1710 Birthday Adolf Frederik, king of Sweden, 1751-70 1707 Event Sweden and Prussia sign military treaty 1707 Birthday Carolus Linnaeus, Sweden, biological classifier 1707 Birthday Leonhard Euler, Bassle Sweden, mathematician, Euler's Constant 1706 Event Treaty of Altranstadt: Charles XII of Sweden and August II of Saksen 1703 Death Johann Kunckel/Kunkel, German alchemist/ambassador to Sweden, dies 1701 Birthday Anders Celsius, Sweden, scientist/inventor, centigrade temp scale 1700 Event King Charles XII of Sweden defeats Russia at Narva 1700 Event Denmark and Sweden sign peace treaty 1699 Event Treaty of Preobrasjensku Denmark/Russia/Saksen/Poland divide Sweden 1697 Event Charles XII succeeds Charles XI as King of Sweden 1697 Death Charles XI, King of Sweden (1660-97), dies at 41 1689 Death Christina, Queen of Sweden (1644-54), dies 1688 Birthday Emmanuel Swedenborg, Sweden, religious leader, Angelic Wisdom 1686 Event Germany, Sweden and Spain signs anti-French League of Augsburg 1685 Event Charles II bars Jews from settling in Stockholm Sweden 1682 Birthday Charles XII, King of Sweden, 1697-1718 1681 Event Netherlands and Sweden sign treaty 1678 Event Brandenburgse troops occupy Greifswald in Sweden 1676 Event Battle at Lund: Sweden beats Denen 1676 Event Battle at land: Danish and Dutch fleet under CM Tromp beats Sweden 1676 Birthday Frederik I, van Hessen Kassel, King of Sweden, 1720-51 1675 Event Battle at Fehrbellin: Brandenburgs army beats Sweden 1675 Event Battle at Rathenow: Brandenburgers beat Sweden 1668 Event England, Netherlands and Sweden signs Triple Alliance against French 1661 Event Treaty of Kardis: Russia and Sweden sign peace treaty 1660 Event Denmark and Sweden signs peace treaty 1660 Event Denmark and Sweden sign ceasefire 1660 Event Sweden, Poland, Brandenburg and Austria sign Peace of Oliva 1660 Event Charles XI becomes king of Sweden 1660 Death Charles X. Gustaaf, king of Sweden (1654-60), dies at 37 1658 Event France/Sweden/Bavarian/Brunswick/Munster/Hessen-Kassel form Rijnbond 1658 Event Peace of Roskilde between Sweden and Denmark 1656 Event Germany promises Poland aid against Sweden 1656 Event Treaty of Labiau: Sweden gives Prussia, Brandenburg 1656 Event Brandenburg and Sweden sign Treaty of Konigsberg 1655 Birthday Charles XI, King of Sweden, 1660-97 1654 Event Queen Christina of Sweden resigns and converts to Catholicism 1654 Event England and Sweden sign trade agreement 1645 Event Sweden and Denmark sign Peace of Bromsebro 1645 Event Battle at Jankov Bohemia: Sweden beats RC emperor Ferdinand III 1642 Event 2nd battle at Breitenfeld Saksen: Sweden beat Ferdinand III 1641 Event Emperor Ferdinand III makes appointments with Sweden and France 1637 Event Peter Minuit and 1st Swedish immigrants to Delaware sail from Sweden 1636 Event Battle at Wittstock, Brandenburg: Sweden beat Ferdinand III 1635 Event Sweden and Poland sign ceasefire Treaty of Stuhmsdorf 1634 Event Battle at Nordlingen: King Ferdinand III and Spain beat Sweden and German protestants 1634 Event Battle at Nordlingen Bavarian: emperor Ferdinand II and Spain beat Sweden and German protestants 1633 Event Sweden and Protestant German monarchy form Union of Heilbronn 1632 Event Battle at Lutzen: Sweden beats imperial armies under Von Wallenstein 1632 Death Gustavus II Adolphus, king of Sweden, dies in battle at 37 1632 Death Gustavus II Adolphus, king of Sweden, dies in battle at 37 1632 Event Battle at Nurnberg: Duke wallenstein beats Sweden 1632 Death Sigismund III, King of Poland/Sweden, dies at 65 1631 Event France and Sweden sign anti-German Treaty of Barwald 1629 Event Sweden and Poland signs Peace of Altmark 1628 Event Sweden and Denmark sign defense treaty against Duke of Wallenstein 1626 Birthday Christina, queen of Sweden who abdicated after becoming Catholic 1622 Birthday Karl X Gustaf, King of Sweden, 1654-60 1617 Event Sweden and Russia sign Peace of Stolbowa 1613 Event Peace of Knarod ends War of Kalmar between Denmark and Sweden 1611 Event Gustaaf II Adolf (17) becomes king of Sweden 1611 Death Karl IX, King of Sweden (1604-11), dies 1610 Event Battle at Klushino: King Sigismund II beats Russian and Sweden 1610 Event Battle at Klushino: King Sigismund II beats Russia and Sweden 1594 Birthday Gustavus II Adolphus, king who made Sweden a major power, 1611-32 1577 Death Erik XIV Wasa, King of Sweden (1560-69), dies at 43 1570 Event Sweden/Denmark signs Peace of Stettin 1566 Birthday Sigismund III, King of Poland/Sweden 1564 Event Battle on Gotland: Lubeck and Denmark beat Sweden 1560 Death Gustaaf I, king of Sweden (1523-60), dies 1550 Birthday Charles IX, King of Sweden 1537 Birthday Johan III, king of Sweden, 1569-92 1533 Birthday Erik XIV Wasa, king of Sweden, 1560-69 1527 Event Gustaaf I begins Reformation in Sweden, taking RC possessions 1523 Event Gustavus I becomes king of Sweden (Swedish National Day) 1520 Event Danish/Norwegian king Christian II crowned king of Sweden 1481 Death Christian I, king of Denmark/Norway/Sweden, dies 1470 Death Charles VIII, Knutsson Bonde, king of Sweden (14??-70), dies 1448 Death Christopher III, king of Denmark/Norway/Sweden, dies 1397 Event Denmark, Norway and Sweden sign Union of Kalmar under Queen Margaretha 1397 Event Union of Kalmar established between Denmark, Sweden and Norway 1389 Event Battle at Falkoping: Danes defeat King Albert of Sweden 1374 Death Magnus Eriksson, king of Norway/Sweden, dies 1373 Death Birgitta van Sweden, Swedish saint, dies 1290 Death Magnus I Ladulas, Barn Bolt, king of Sweden (1277-90), dies 1160 Death Erik IX Helgi, The Saint, King of Sweden, dies
