1959 in Sweden
Events from the year 1959 in Sweden
| Years in Sweden: | 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s |
| Years: | 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 |
Incumbents
Events
- The Lycksele Zoo established
Popular culture
Film
- 26 January – Fröken Chic released
- 13 November – Raggare! released
Births
- 8 January – Björn Jilsén, handball player.[1]
- 9 January – Tommy Holmgren, football player
- 27 January – Göran Hägglund, politician
- 24 April – Ronnie Båthman, tennis player
- 22 May – Lotta Falkenbäck, figure skater.[2]
- 23 May – Daniel Alfredson, film director
- 14 June – Håkan Södergren, ice hockey player
- 3 July – Jens Nordqvist, sprint canoer.[3]
- 29 July – Jöran Hägglund, politician
- 16 August – Gunilla Röör, actress
- 23 August – Christina Herrström, screenwriter
- 30 October – Glenn Hysén, football player and manager
- 13 December – Staffan William-Olsson, jazz musician
Deaths
- 1 March – Ragnar Malm, cyclist (born 1893).[4]
- 8 March – Olle Hjortzberg, painter and illustrator (born 1872)
- 20 March – Einar Svensson, ice hockey player (born 1894)
- 26 March – Frans Lindstrand, wrestler (born 1883).[5]
- 11 May – Arvid Spångberg, diver (born 1890)
- 20 July – Karl Ansén, football player (born 1887).[6]
- 19 November – Douglas Håge, actor (born 1898)
- 7 December – Nils Bolander, bishop (born 1902)
- 11 December – Gustaf Weidel, gymnast (born 1890).[7]
References
- "Björn Jilsén". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- "Lotta Falkenbäck". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- "Jens Nordqvist". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- "Ragnar Malm". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- "Gustaf Lindstrand". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- "Karl Ansén". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- "Gustaf Johnsson". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
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