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1969 In Sweden
Events from the year 1969 in Sweden Incumbents National level * Monarch – Gustaf VI Adolf * Prime Minister – Tage Erlander until 14 October, then Olof Palme. Events October * October 1 ** In Sweden, Olof Palme is elected Leader of the Social Democratic Worker`s Party, replacing Tage Erlander as Prime Minister on October 14. *5 December – Swedish public television broadcaster Sveriges Radio-TV launches its second channel, TV2. Births * 16 January - Per "Dead" Ohlin, vocalist and lyricist (died 1991). * 3 February - Paolo Roberto, boxer and actor. * 5 February - Joakim Andersson, ice hockey player. * 12 February - Anna Pernilla Torndahl, composer, artist and singer better known by her stage name Meja. * 23 March - Fredrik Nyberg, alpine skier. * 5 April - Pontus Kåmark, footballer. * 20 May - Camilla Rinaldo Miller, politician. * 19 July - Anders Lindström, musician * 25 July - Mats Söderlund, singer better known by his stage name Günther. * 6 October ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fredrik Nyberg
Mats Fredrik Nyberg (born 23 March 1969) is a former Swedish alpine skier. He was born in Skön (Sundsvall). Excelling in giant slalom and super-G, he won a total of seven World Cup A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the name is ... races in those disciplines. He took part in a total of five Winter Olympics; his 5th-place finish in the 2006 Olympic giant slalom was his best Olympic result. Nyberg planned to end his career after the 2006–07 season, but crashed during practice in Austria on 10 November 2006, causing a serious knee injury. The injury forced him to end his career at the age of 37 without a start in his last season. World Cup victories References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nyberg, Fredrik 1969 births Swedish male alpine skiers Alpine skiers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1928 In Sweden
Events from the year 1928 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Gustaf V * Prime Minister – Carl Gustaf Ekman, Arvid Lindman Events Literature * '' Anna Svärd'', novel by Selma Lagerlöf Sport * 24–29 January – The World Table Tennis Championships were held in Stockholm Births * 24 March – Ivar Aronsson, Swedish rower (died 2017) * 2 June – Stig Claesson, writer (died 2008) * 29 June – Hans Cavalli-Björkman, lawyer * 15 July – Stig Andersson-Tvilling, footballer and ice hockey player (died 1989). * 15 July – Hans Andersson-Tvilling, footballer and ice hockey player. * 18 July – Stig Grybe, actor, comedian, writer and film director (died 2017) * 12 December – Ernst-Hugo Järegård, Swedish actor (d. 1998) * 21 December – Stig Sjölin, boxer (died 1995). Deaths * 6 February - Amanda Christensen, seamstress and business person (born 1863) * 21 June – Carl Axel Magnus Lindman, botanist (born 1856) * 20 Aug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Viksten
Albert Viksten (born 8 April 1889 in Vojen, Grangärde parish, Västernorrland, Sweden) was a Swedish writer of the proletarian school. He is most notable for his work regarding the life of the people working for the Swedish forest industry and for his portraits of nature. He was also an early debater of the consequences of the human industry on the environment. Viksten worked in the forest and railway industry and as a sailor before he became a journalist and writer. Albert was married to Lisa Viksten (formerly Brolin) and had 4 children, Sven, Hans, Karin and Marta. He died on 23 June 1969 in Färila, Gävleborg, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count .... He received Samfundet De Nios Grand Prize posthumously in 1969. Works *Striden för livet: berättelser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1880 In Sweden
Events from the year 1880 in Sweden Incumbents * List of Swedish monarchs, Monarch – Oscar II of Sweden, Oscar II * Prime Minister of Sweden, Prime Minister – Louis Gerhard De Geer, Arvid Posse Events * - The foundation of ''Norra Latin'' * - The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Sweden is established. * - Creation of the ''Svenska Historiska Föreningen'' Births * 22 February – Eric Lemming, athlete (died 1930). * 27 February – Olivia Nordgren, politician (died 1969) * 12 March – Henric Horn af Åminne, horse rider (died 1947). * 5 April ** Eric Carlberg, modern pentathlete, fencer and sport shooter (died 1963). ** Vilhelm Carlberg, sport shooter (died 1970). * 17 May – Gustav Hedenvind-Eriksson, writer (died 1967). * 30 June – Elisabeth Tamm, politician. (d. 1958) * 24 July –Kristian Hellström, athlete. (d. 1946) * 4 November – John Jarlén, gymnast (died 1955). Deaths * 22 July - Betty Ehrenborg, writer (born 1818 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivia Nordgren
Olivia Lovisa Nordgren (; 27 February 1880 – 7 June 1969) was a Swedish politician of the Social Democrats. She is known as one of the key figures of the Social Democratic struggle against poverty in Sweden in the 1930s. Life Olivia Nordgren was born in Gislöv in Skåne to the farmer Lars Jönsson and Ingrid Olsdotter Hallberg. Between 1894 and 1911 she worked at the newspaper '' Trelleborgs Allehanda'' in Trelleborg, first as an apprentice typographer and then as a typographer. In 1908, she married Seth Nordgren, editor of the Social Democratic local newspaper ''Arbetet''. She had four children. Political career Nordgren became a member of the Swedish Social Democratic Party in 1909. She was a board member of the Typographer's Trade Union in Trelleborg 1908–1922, chairman of the Trelleborg Social Democratic Women's Club, member of the party board of the Swedish Social Democratic Party in 1924–1952, member of the City Council of Trelleborg in Trelleborg 1915–1934, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1909 In Germany
Events in the year 1909 in Germany. Incumbents National level * Kaiser – Wilhelm II * Chancellor – Bernhard von Bülow until 14 July, then Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg State level Kingdoms * King of Bavaria – Otto * King of Prussia – Wilhelm II * King of Saxony – Frederick Augustus III * King of Württemberg – William II Grand Duchies * Grand Duke of Baden – Frederick II * Grand Duke of Hesse – Ernest Louis * Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin – Frederick Francis IV * Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz – Adolphus Frederick V * Grand Duke of Oldenburg – Frederick Augustus II * Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach – William Ernest Principalities * Schaumburg-Lippe – George, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe * Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt – Günther Victor, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt (who assumed the title "Prince of Schwarzburg" from 28 March) * Schwarzburg-Sondershausen – Charles Gonthier, Prince of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen to 28 March, then Gü ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurt Petter
Kurt Petter (3 February 1909 – 3 October 1969) was a German physician, youth leader and educational administrator. Petter was born in 1909, the son of Bernhard and Marie Petter. He studied medicine at the University of Würzburg, University of Bonn and Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. During his final exam period he was pediatrician to the Hitler Youth in Jena. He was appointed Hitler Youth area leader for Weimar region in 1933. In 1939 he was appointed head of the Reichsführerschule in Potsdam. In January 1937 he served as an inspector-general of the Adolf Hitler Schools with the rank of Gebietsführer. On 20 April 1942 he was promoted to Obergebietsführer and served as Deputy to Artur Axmann and as head of the Adolf Hitler Schools. From February to May 1945, he was acting Stabsführer of the Hitler Youth following the death of Helmut Möckel. He was also a senior physician advising on physical and nutritional requirements for former Hitler Youth joining the Germ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1881 In Sweden
Events from the year 1881 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Oscar II * Prime Minister – Arvid Posse Events * - Åre railway station opened * - Malexander Church Births *26 May – Sten Dehlgren, military officer and newspaper editor (d. 1947). * 8 July – Ruth Gustafson, social democrat, politician, social reformer (died 1960) * 9 July – Arvid Andersson, tug-of-war competitor (died 1956). * 29 August – Johan Hübner von Holst, sport shooter (died 1945). * 5 October – Florence Stephens, heiress and landowner (died 1979) * 18 November – Gösta Åsbrink, gymnast (died 1966). Deaths * 26 march - Lovisa Åhrberg, surgeon and doctor (born 1801) * - Sophia Magdalena Gardelius, damask weaver (born 1804) References Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Swed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruno Söderström
Vilhelm Bruno Söderström (28 October 1881 – 1 January 1969) was a Swedish track and field athlete. He competed at the 1906 Intercalated Games and 1908 Summer Olympics in the javelin throw, pole vault and high jump and won three medals. He also served as the Swedish flag bearer at the 1906 Games. Söderström represented IFK Stockholm. His elder brother Gustaf Söderström, Gustaf competed in athletics events at the 1900 Games. Söderström won the pole jump event (as it was called at the time) at the British 1907 AAA Championships. The following year he finished second behind Edward Archibald (athlete), Ed Archibald at the 1908 AAA Championships. Besides athletics, Söderström was a banker and a sports administrator. In 1909, after visiting the United States, he began popularizing bowling in Sweden and building the first bowling venues there. Next year, he founded '':sv:Idrottsbladet, Idrottsbladet'', which soon became the major Swedish sports newspaper, and became its fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mattias Eklundh
Mattias Bernt Johannes Eklundh (born 6 October 1969), also known as IA, is a Swedish guitarist and vocalist. He is known for his work with Freak Kitchen, Jonas Hellborg and Art Metal, and he has also produced several noted solo Freak Guitar albums released by Steve Vai and Favored Nations, and holds his annual Freak Guitar Camp in the woods of Sweden every summer for dedicated guitar players from all over the world.Tolis Zavaliaris, 'The Freak Show,' ''Guitar Techniques'' (June 2007), p82 He was also prominently featured playing his trademark-style solos on the first four Soilwork albums. Biography Eklundh began drumming at the age of six; when he was thirteen, he began playing guitar. He has named Frank Zappa and Ace Frehley of Kiss as his two major musical influences, but his record collection also included gypsy jazz, Miles Davis, and Slayer among many others. In the mid-80's, Eklundh joined the band Frozen Eyes, a few years later he quit because their manager was hold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Günther (singer)
Mats Söderlund (born 25 July 1967), better known by his stage name Günther, is a Swedish singer. Career Söderlund was a model in his youth, and later the owner of two nightclubs in Malmö. Günther's 2004 song " Ding Dong Song" became popular in Sweden. The song (which featured Günther's backup singers, the Sunshine Girls) topped the Swedish charts in 2004 and would go on to be featured on his album '' Pleasureman''. In December 2013, Günther released the single "I'm Not Justin Bieber, Bitch". The song features strong electro house influences in its sound. The track's music video has gone viral, gaining momentum among fans and having 5.6 million views as of mid-2023. Discography Studio albums * '' Pleasureman'' (2004, Sweden; 2006, US; 2007, Japan) Singles * " Ding Dong Song" (with The Sunshine Girls) (2004) * "Teeny Weeny String Bikini" (with The Sunshine Girls) (2004) * " Touch Me" (with Samantha Fox Samantha Karen Fox (born 15 April 1966) is an English pop singe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
