1950 in Sweden

Events from the year 1950 in Sweden

Incumbents

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

Events

• 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 – HÃ¥kan 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
• 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.
• 4 November – Benny Wendt, footballer
• 21 November – Marie Bergman, singer
• 6 December – Christina Lindberg, actress, model and journalist

Deaths

• 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).

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