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1974 in Sweden

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1974 in Sweden

Events from the year 1974 in Sweden

Contents

Incumbents

  • Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf
  • Prime Minister – Olof Palme

    • Literature

  • Eyvind Johnson and Harry Martinson are awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. The two laureates were members of the Swedish Academy at the time; the decision was criticized by the media, and Martinson committed suicide in 1978.

    • Births

  • 26 May – Lars Frölander, swimmer.
  • 19 December – Minna Telde, horse rider.

    • Deaths

  • 7 May – Gustaf Dyrsch, horse rider (born 1890).
  • 29 October – Axel Cadier, wrestler, Olympic champion in 1936 (born 1906).

    • References

    1974 in Sweden Wikipedia
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