1946 in Sweden
Events from the year 1946 in Sweden
| Years in Sweden: | 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s |
| Years: | 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 |
Incumbents
- Monarch – Gustaf V
- Prime Minister – Per Albin Hansson, Östen Undén (acting), Tage Erlander
Events
- 19 November – Sweden joins the United Nations.[1]
Births
- 1 January – Carl B. Hamilton, economist and politician
- 20 June – Lars Vilks, visual artist and activist (died 2021).[2]
- 28 August – Anders Gärderud, runner.[3]
- 14 September –Anna Westberg, novelist and non-fiction writer (died 2005).[4]
- 15 September – Ola Brunkert, drummer (died 2008)
Deaths
Per Albin Hansson was the 23rd Prime Minister of Sweden.
- 21 February – Gustaf Kilman, horse rider (born 1882).[5]
- 11 March - Carl Lindhagen, politician (born 1860)
- 7 May - Cecilia Milow, author, translator, educator, campaigner and suffragette (born 1856)
- 6 October – Per Albin Hansson, prime minister (born 1885)
- 16 October - Ebba Bernadotte, morganatic spouse of Prince Oscar Bernadotte and philanthropist (born 1856)
References
- "United Nations member States". United Nations Member States. 3 July 2006. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- Lars Vilks
- "Anders Gärderud". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Anna Westberg". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- "Gustaf Kilman". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
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