Elias Magnus Fries was a Swedish mycologist and botanist. He is sometimes called the "Linnaeus of Mycology". In his works he described and assigned botanical names to hundreds of fungus and lichen species, many of which remain authoritative today.
Isidor Isaac Rabi was an American physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1944 for his discovery of nuclear magnetic resonance, which is used in magnetic resonance imaging. He was also one of the first scientists in the United States to work on the cavity magnetron, which is used in microwave radar and microwave ovens.
Elias Lönnrot was a Finnish polymath, physician, philosopher, poet, musician, linguist, journalist, philologist and collector of traditional Finnish oral poetry. He is best known for synthesizing the Finnish national epic, Kalevala from short ballads and lyric poems he gathered from Finnish oral tradition during several field expeditions in Finland, Russian Karelia, the Kola Peninsula and Baltic countries. In botany, he is remembered as the author of the 1860 Flora Fennica, the first scientific text written in Finnish rather than in Latin.
Elias is the hellenized version for the name of Elijah, a prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel in the 9th century BC, mentioned in several holy books. Due to Elias' role in the scriptures and to many later associated traditions, the name is used as a personal name in numerous languages.
Ånge is a locality and the seat of Ånge Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden with 2,872 inhabitants in 2010.
Sundsvall is a city and the seat of Sundsvall Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden. It has a population of 58,807 as of 2020; more than 95,000 live in the municipal area. It is Sweden's 21st largest city by population. Old town in Sundsvall is known as Stenstan, meaning stone city referencing the stone buildings from the late eighteen hundreds.
Assyriska Fotbollsföreningen, also known simply as Assyriska FF, is a Swedish football club based in Södertälje, Stockholm County. The club, formed in 1974 by Assyrian immigrants, has advanced through the league system and is currently playing in the fourth highest Swedish league, Division 2. They played in the highest Swedish football league Allsvenskan in 2005 where their games were broadcast in over 80 countries. The club has also played a final in Svenska Cupen, which was lost against IF Elfsborg in 2003.
Rabih, also spelled Rabee, Rabea,Rabeeh or Rabi is an Arabic masculine given name meaning "spring". It is common in the Arab world and has no religious significance.
The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1971 throughout the world.
Syrianska Football Club, also known as Syrianska FC or simply Syrianska, is a Swedish professional football club based in Södertälje in Stockholm County. The club was founded by Syriac-Aramean immigrants in 1977 as Suryoyo Sportklubb, or Suryoyo SK. In 1986, its name was changed to Syrianska SK. The club adopted its present name as it grew and advanced through the league system. In 2010, after two years in Superettan, Syrianska was promoted to Allsvenskan for the first time in club history. This made Syrianska FC the 61st team to play in Allsvenskan. Since the Syriac people do not have an official national team, Syrianska is often seen as a substitute.
Frans Jeppsson Wall, also known mononymously as Frans, is a Swedish singer-songwriter. He represented host nation Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm with the song "If I Were Sorry", finishing in fifth place.
"Fotbollsfest" is Swedish soccer/football song written by Fredrik Andersson, Ingvar Irhagen, Christoffer Olssoon and Jens Magnusson, and recorded by Frans featuring Elias in support of the Team Sweden for the 2008 UEFA European Football Championship in Austria and Switzerland. The song is a follow-up hit to "Who's da Man" by Elias featuring Frans that was the biggest summer hit of 2006 in Sweden and was a tribute to the soccer player Zlatan Ibrahimović.
Youssef El Haddaqui Rabil, commonly known as Youssef El Haddaqui, is a 5-a-side football player from Spain.
Nils Erik Elias Andersson is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a left-back or midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań.
Elías Már Ómarsson is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a forward for Dutch Eredivisie club NAC Breda and the Iceland national team.
Events from the year 1985 in Sweden
Elias Dolah is a professional footballer who plays primarily as a centre-back for Liga 1 club Bali United. Born in Sweden, he represents the Thailand national team.
Fredrik Elias Pettersson is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward and alternate captain for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Pettersson was selected fifth overall by the Canucks in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. He was born in Sundsvall, Sweden, but grew up in Ånge. With 412 points in 407 games, Petterson is widely regarded as one of the best players in the NHL. After one of the greatest U20 seasons in SHL history in 2017–18 and winning the Le Mat Trophy with the Växjö Lakers, Pettersson made the Canucks opening night roster for the 2018–19 season. He won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the league's best rookie in 2019, becoming the second Canuck to do so after Pavel Bure in 1992.
Elias Kristoffersen Hagen is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Vålerenga.
Elias Oskar Olsson is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Polish club Lechia Gdańsk.
