1950 in Sweden

← 1949 1948 1947 1950 in Sweden → 1951 1952 1953
Decades:	1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s
See also:	Other events of 1950 Timeline of Swedish history

Events from the year 1950 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Gustaf V (died 29 October); Gustaf VI Adolf
• Prime Minister – Tage Erlander

Events

Gustaf VI Adolf

• 29 October – Gustaf VI Adolf became King of Sweden, succeeding his father Gustaf V

Popular culture

Film

• 26 December – The White Cat released
• 18 September – Jack of Hearts released

Births

• 13 February – Ewa Aulin, actress
• 21 February – Håkan Nesser, author and teacher
• 21 March – Anders Linderoth, football player and coach
• 28 March – Roland Andersson, football player and coach
• 5 April
  • Agnetha Fältskog, singer ^[1]
  • Harpo, singer
• 2 May – Yngve Kalin, priest and church leader
• 28 June – Mauricio Rojas, Chilean-Swedish politician
• 2 July – Annika Thor, author and screenwriter
• 14 September – Monica Forsberg, singer, songwriter and actress
• 24 September – Kristina Wayborn, actress
• 1 October – Stefan Krook, sailor. ^[2]
• 4 November – Benny Wendt, footballer
• 21 November – Marie Bergman, singer
• 6 December – Christina Lindberg, actress, model and journalist

Deaths

Gustaf V, King of Sweden from 1907 to 1950

• 13 July – Gustaf Svensson, sailor (born 1882)
• 7 September – Hedda Andersson, female doctor (born 1861)
• 18 October – Per Bergman, sailor (born 1886)
• 29 October – Gustaf V, King of Sweden from 1907 to 1950 (born 1858)
• 29 November – Helge Ekroth, football player (born 1892). ^[3]

References

1. Magnus Palm, Carl (2009). Bright Lights, Dark Shadows: The Real Story of ABBA. London: Omnibus Press. p. 131. ISBN   9780857120571 . Retrieved 7 March 2019.
2. "Stefan Krook". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
3. "Helge Ekroth". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2015.