1957 in Sweden

Events from the year 1957 in Sweden

Incumbents

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

Events

• 13 October – Swedish pensions system referendum

Popular culture

Sport

• 7 to 15 March – The World Table Tennis Championships were held in Stockholm

Film

• 1 July – Med glorian pÃ¥ sned released

Births

January–March

• 25 January – Eskil Erlandsson, politician
• 25 February – Ing-Marie Carlsson, actress
• 6 March – Elisabeth Leidinge, football goalkeeper
• 9 March – Mona Sahlin, politician
• 17 March – Sissela Kyle, actress, comedian, and theatre director
• 28 March – Jessica Zandén, film actress

April–June

• 19 June – Anna Lindh, politician and former Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 2003)
• 27 June – Erik Hamrén, football player and manager

July–September

• 21 July – Stefan Löfven, politician and former Prime Minister of Sweden
• 20 August – Mary Stävin, actress
• 23 August – Örjan Blomquist, cross-country skier (d. 2008)
• 25 August – Christer Björkman, singer and television producer

October–December

• 4 October – Anders Flanking, politician
• 10 October – Sten Melin, composer
• 3 November – Dolph Lundgren, Swedish actor and martial artist

Full date unknown

• Eva Hellstrand, farmer and a Swedish politician.

Deaths

• 24 January – Hans Lindman, football player (born 1884).
• 8 April – Sten Selander, writer and scientist (born 1891).
• 15 April – Fredrik Rosencrantz, horse rider (born 1879)
• 13 June – Carl Bonde, military officer and horse rider (born 1872).
• 30 September – Hjalmar Johansson, diver, swimmer and track and field athlete (born 1874)
• 18 November – Carl Ström, film actor (born 1880)

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