1987 in Sweden

Events from the year 1987 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf
• Prime Minister – Ingvar Carlsson

Events

• 23 January – The film Stockholmsnatt is released.
• 2 February – The 22nd Guldbagge Awards is presented.
• 2 April – Shopping mall A6 center is inaugurated near Jönköping.
• 27 July to 2 August – The tennis tournament 1987 Swedish Open.
• 16 November – In the Lerum train crash, nine people were killed and more than 100 were injured.
• 15 December – Covered bridge restaurant Gävlebro is inaugurated near Gävle.
• 25 December – The film Pelle the Conqueror is released.
• 31 December – TV 3 Sweden is launched.

Births

• 1 January – Patric Hörnqvist, ice hockey player
• 29 January – Christian Carlsson, politician
• 2 February – Christoffer Vikström, swimmer.
• 3 February – Christine Bjerendal, archer.
• 26 February – Johan Sjöstrand, handball player
• 10 March – Ebba Jungmark, high jumper.
• 14 April – Ida Odén, handball player
• 12 May – Björn Gund, ski mountaineer and cross-country skier
• 2 June – Darin Zanyar, singer-songwriter
• 7 July – Veronica Wagner, gymnast
• 27 July – Astrid Gabrielsson, sailor
• 8 August – Petter Menning, sprint canoer
• 2 October – Johanna Ahlm, handball player.
• 29 October – Tove Lo, singer-songwriter
• 14 November – Nour El-Refai, Lebanese born-Swedish actress and comedian
• 17 November – Jacob Wester, freestyle skier
• 12 December – Sibel Redžep, Macedonian-born singer

Deaths

• 10 January – HÃ¥kan Malmrot, swimmer (born 1900).
• 27 January – Ove Rainer, politician and jurist (born 1925)
• 16 June - John Mikaelsson, Olympic racewalker (born 1913)
• 10 August – Kerstin Gellerman, politician (born 1926)
• 20 October – Lars-Erik Sjöberg, ice-hockey player (born 1944)
• 7 November – Arne Borg, swimmer (born 1901).
• 12 November – Cornelis Vreeswijk, Dutch-Swedish singer-songwriter, actor, and poet (born 1937)
• 21 November – Axel StÃ¥hle, horse rider (born 1891)

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