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1972 In Sweden
Events from the year 1972 in Sweden Incumbents * Monarch – Gustaf VI Adolf * Prime Minister – Olof Palme Events *30 September – The Öland Bridge between mainland Sweden and Swedish Baltic Sea island of Öland is inaugurated. *On 28 November, Princess Sibylla, Duchess of Vasterbotten dies at age 64. She was the widow of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Vasterbotten (1906–1947), and mother of Crown Prince Carl Gustaf (future King of Sweden). Births * 20 January – Oscar Dronjak, guitarist * 17 February – Lars-Göran Petrov, singer and drummer ( Entombed and Morbid) * 23 March – Jonas Björkman, tennis player and coach * 29 April – Fredrik Kempe, songwriter and opera and pop singer * 19 May – Jenny Berggren, rock singer * 20 May – Andreas Lundstedt, singer and actor ( Alcazar) * 3 July – Henrik Fritzon, politician * 18 July – Fredrik Åkesson, guitarist * 3 August – Patrik Isaksson, singer and songwriter * 5 Septe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden
Sweden, ; fi, Ruotsi; fit, Ruotti; se, Ruoŧŧa; smj, Svierik; sje, Sverji; sju, Sverje; sma, Sveerje or ; yi, שוועדן, Shvedn; rmu, Svedikko; rmf, Sveittiko. 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 country and the List of European countries by area, fifth-largest country in Europe. The Capital city, capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a population of 10.5 million, and a low population density of ; around 87% of Swedes reside in urban areas in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden’s urban areas together cover 1.5% of its land area. Because the country is so long, ranging from 55th parallel north, 55°N to 69th parallel north, 69°N, the climate of Sweden is diverse. Sweden has been inhabited since Prehistoric Sweden, prehistoric times, . T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
