1947 in Sweden explained

Events from the year 1947 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Gustaf V
• Prime Minister – Tage Erlander

Events

• On 26 January Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Vasterbotten (second-in-line to the throne) was killed in a plane crash in Copenhagen, Denmark.
• Karin Kock-Lindberg becomes the first female government minister.

Births

• 19 February  - Ingvar Hansson, sailor.^[1]
• 17 March  - Hans Jacobson, fencer, Olympic champion from 1976 (died 1984).^[2]
• 26 July  - Gunnar Lund, diplomat and politician.
• 5 September  - Tommy Limby, cross-country skier (died 2008).^[3]
• 30 October  - Sven Melander, journalist and television presenter.(died 2022)^[4]

Deaths

• 26 January – Gustaf Adolf, prince of Sweden (born 1906)
• 14 February – Mauritz Eriksson, sport shooter, Olympic champion from 1912 (born 1888).^[5]
• 10 August – Elisabet Anrep-Nordin, pedagogue (born 1857)
• 6 December – Henric Horn af Åminne, horse rider (born 1880)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ingvar Hansson . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417203421/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/ingvar-hansson-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 1 October 2014.
2. Web site: Hans Jacobson . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417203853/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ja/hans-jacobson-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 1 October 2014.
3. Web site: Tommy Limby . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417210417/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/tommy-limby-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 1 October 2014.
4. https://8sidor.se/kultur/2022/04/sven-melander-ar-dod/ Sven Melander är död
5. Web site: Mauritz Eriksson . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417185009/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/er/mauritz-eriksson-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 1 October 2014.