1951 in Sweden
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Incumbents
Events
- 22 January – 11 people die when a rail bus and a train collide in Kinstaby, Sweden.
- 9 May – In order to reduce purchasing power and counteract the rapid inflation in Sweden, the Swedish parliament decides on a series of new taxes.
- 2 June – The first Colorado beetle is discovered in Sweden.
Births
- 23 February – Ulla Skoog, actress and comedian
- 17 April – Börje Salming, ice hockey player (died 2022).[1]
- 12 May – Gunnar Larsson, swimmer.[2]
- 14 May – Anders Paulrud, writer (died 2008).[3]
- 13 June – Stellan Skarsgård, actor.[4]
- 27 June – Ulf Andersson, chess player
- 2 August – Per Westerberg, politician
- 2 August – Freddie Wadling (died 2016).
- 4 September – Marita Ulvskog, politician and former MEP
- 17 October – Roger Pontare, musician
- 19 December – Ulf Olsson, convicted murderer (died 2010).
Deaths
- 12 January – Gustaf Boivie, sport shooter (born 1864).[5]
- 26 October – Herbert Lindström, tug-of-war competitor, Olympic champion from 2012 (born 1886).[6]
- 25 December – Filip Ericsson, sailor (born 1882).[7]