1938 in Sweden
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Incumbents
Events
- 20 December â The Saltsjöbaden Agreement was signed between the Swedish Trade Union Confederation and the Swedish Employers Association.
- Sweden places 4th at the 1938 World Cup.[1]
- Abortion Act of 1938 - Abortion in Sweden was legalized only if the mother's life was in danger, the mother was raped, or on eugenical grounds.
Births
- 28 January â Tomas Lindahl, biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
- 9 March â Lill-Babs, schlager singer (d. 2018)
- 2 April â John Larsson, 17th General of The Salvation Army
- 2 June â Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld, royal (d. 2026)
- 11 June â Leif Axmyr, convicted murderer (d. 2018)
- 20 September â Pia Lindström, television journalist
- 4 October â Per Odensten, novelist.[2] (d. 2023)
- 31 December â Lena Cronqvist, artist (d. 2025)
Deaths
- 5 February â Axel Ljung, gymnast (born 1884).[3]
- 14 April â Gillis Grafström, figure skater (born 1893).[4]
- 31 October â August Gustafsson, tug-of-war competitor (born 1875).[5]
- Alexandra Skoglund, suffragette, women's rights activist and politician (born 1862)
- Augusta Andersson, restaurant owner (born 1856)