1929 in Sweden

Events from the year 1929 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Gustaf V
• Prime Minister – Arvid Lindman

Events

• The newspaper Arbetar-Tidningen established

Births

• 24 January – Anders Kvissberg, sport shooter.
• 28 January – Vanja Blomberg, gymnast.
• 6 February – Sixten Jernberg, cross country skier (died 2012).
• 10 April – Max von Sydow, actor
• 14 May – Åke Ortmark, radio journalist, author and television presenter (died 2018)
• 29 June – Bertil Norman, orienteering competitor
• 21 July – Birger Asplund, hammer thrower
• 12 August – Carl Axel Petri, politician and judge (died 2017)
• 4 September – Bror Stefenson, Swedish Navy admiral (died 2018)
• 6 October – Karin Lindberg, gymnast.

Deaths

• 11 January – Elfrida Andrée, first female organist (born 1841)
• 21 June – Birger Sjöberg, novelist, poet and songwriter (born 1885)
• Augusta Braunerhjelm, playwright (born 1839)
• Ottilia Littmarck, actress (born 1834)
• 6 September - Anna Pettersson, lawyer (born 1861)

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