1956 in Sweden
| Years in Sweden: | 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s |
| Years: | 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 |
Events from the year 1956 in Sweden
Incumbents
Events
- 16 September – Swedish general election
- The Husaby Affair around Florence Stephens.
- The disappearance of Gunnel Gummeson.
Popular culture
Sport
- Guldpucken established
- 11-17 June - The country stages the Equestrian events in the 1956 Summer Olympics because of problems with quarantine laws affecting the host city of Melbourne
Theatre
- The Eugene O'Neill Award established
Film
- 11 June – Seventh Heaven released
- 10 September – The Staffan Stolle Story released
Births
- 18 March – Ingemar Stenmark, alpine skier.[1]
- 2 May – Kenneth Johansson, politician
- 13 May – Staffan Hellstrand, rock musician, songwriter and record producer
- 23 May – Tomas Norström, actor and film director
- 24 August – Clas Lindberg, film director and screenwriter
- 2 September – Marcus Wallenberg, banker and industrialist
- 8 November – Peter Lindmark, ice hockey player.[2]
- 5 December – Peter Dalle, actor and comedian
Deaths
- 10 March – Åke Fjästad, football player (born 1887).[3]
- 21 March – Per Kaufeldt, football player (born 1902)
- 7 April – Sven Linderot, politician (born 1889)
- 15 April – Leonard Peterson, gymnast (born 1885)
References
- ^ "Ingemar Stenmark". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ "Peter Lindmark". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ "Åke Fjästad". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
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