1996 in Sweden
| Years in Sweden: | 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s |
| Years: | 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 |
Events from the year 1996 in Sweden
Incumbents
- Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf
- Prime Minister – Ingvar Carlsson, succeeded by Göran Persson
Events
- Establishment of the Tresticklan National Park.
Popular culture
Literature
- Sorgegondolen, poetry collection by Tomas Tranströmer, winner of the August Prize.[1]
Film
- 25 December – Private Confessions released
Television
- Mysteriet på Greveholm
- Skilda världar, soap opera from 1996 to 2002
- Vänner och fiender, soap opera from 1996 to 2000
- Robin, cartoon series
Sports
- The 1996 Allsvenskan was won by IFK Göteborg
- At the 1996 Summer Olympics, Sweden had 177 participants, and achieved eight medals (2 gold, 4 silver, 2 bronze).
Births
- 29 April – Gustav Engvall, football player
- 18 July – Yung Lean, musician
- 10 October – Oscar Zia, singer
Deaths
- 16 January – Kurt Svanström, football player (born 1915)
- 11 February – Olle Åhlund, football player (born 1920).[2]
- 28 April – Svea Holst, film actress (born 1901)
- 14 March – Maj Sønstevold, composer (born 1917).[3]
- 19 June – Edvin Wide, runner, Olympic medalist 1920, 1924 and 1928 (born 1896).[4]
- 2 July – Ingvar Pettersson, athlete (born 1926)
- 6 December – Olof Sundby, bishop, archbishop of Uppsala (born 1917)
- 12 December – Olle Tandberg, heavyweight boxer (born 1918)
See also
References
- ^ "Augustpriset" (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ^ "Olle Åhlund". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ^ Dahm, Cecilie. "Maj Sønstevold". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ^ "Edvin Wide". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
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