Events from the year 1976 in Sweden
Incumbents
Events
- 19 June – King Carl XVI Gustaf marries Silvia Sommerlath.
- 19 September – The 1976 Swedish general election is held.
- 14 October – Following a defeat for the Social Democratic Party of Sweden in the Swedish parliamentary election, Olof Palme resigns as Prime Minister of Sweden and is replaced with Thorbjörn Fälldin.
- 27 November –The Church of Sweden Öxnehaga Church in Öxnehaga near Huskvarna, Sweden is inaugurated.[1]
Popular culture
Sports
- 23–28 February – The Winter Paralympics are held in Örnsköldsvik.[2]
- 2–7 March – The 1976 World Figure Skating Championships are held in Gothenburg.
Music
- 11 October – The ABBA album Arrival released.
- Livets teater by Magnus Uggla released.
Births
- 16 march – Kim Johnsson, Swedish hockey player
- 5 April – Henrik Stenson, golfer
- 16 April – Robert Dahlqvist, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2016)
- 25 May – Stefan Holm, Swedish high jumper.[3]
- 10 June – Patrik Kittel, horse rider.[4]
- 19 July – Eric Prydz, DJ and music producer
- DJ and music producer
- 25 August – Alexander Skarsgård, actor
- 12 October – Kajsa Bergqvist, high jumper
- 14 December – Petter Hansson, footballer
Date unknown
- Henrik Åberg, Swedish singer.
- Gunnar Domeij, former floorball player.[5]
Deaths
- 2 May – Karin Juel, singer, actor and writer (born 1900).
- 24 May – Hugo Wieslander, Olympic athlete (born 1889).
- 28 July – Karin Kock-Lindberg, politician (born 1891).
- 21 December – Karin Ekelund, Swedish actress (born 1913).
References
- ^ "Öxnehagakyrkan" (in Swedish). Church of Sweden. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ Bell, Daniel (17 March 2016). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland. p. 519. ISBN 978-1-4766-1527-1.
- ^ "Stefan Holm". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ^ "Patrik Kittel". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ^ Gunnar Domeij IBIS