1953 in Sweden

Events from the year 1953 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Gustaf VI Adolf
• Prime Minister – Tage Erlander

Events

• 8 September – The first motorway in Sweden is inaugurated, and runs between Malmö and Lund.

Births

• 27 January – Göran Flodström, fencer.
• 18 April – Bernt Johansson, cyclist.

Exact date unknown

• Eva Runefelt, novelist.
• Niklas RÃ¥dström, poet.

Deaths

• 3 April – Algot Lönn, cyclist (born 1887).
• 22 May – Hanna Grönvall, politician and trade union worker (born 1879)
• 5 August – Sven Johansson, canoer (born 1912).
• 7 August – Anna Johansson-Visborg, politician (Social Democrat), trade unionist and women's right activist (born 1876)
• Amanda Horney, politician (Social Democrat), trade unionist and women's right activist (born 1857)

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