Events from the year 1946 in Sweden
Incumbents Monarch – Gustaf V Prime Minister – Per Albin Hansson, Östen Undén (acting), Tage Erlander
Events
25 January – Sweden hands over around 146 Baltic soldiers to the USSR; the handover takes place from the port of Trelleborg and sparks domestic protests. 6-11 August – The 10th World Archery Championships takes place in Stockholm, the first edition after WWII.
19 November – Sweden joins the United Nations.
Births 1 January – Carl B. Hamilton, economist and politician 30 April – King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden 20 June – Lars Vilks, visual artist and activist (died 2021).Lars Vilks 28 August – Anders Gärderud, runner. 14 September –Anna Westberg, novelist and non-fiction writer (died 2005). 15 September – Ola Brunkert, drummer (died 2008) 16 December – benny Andersson, Swedish musician
Deaths
21 February – Gustaf Kilman, horse rider (born 1882). 11 March - Carl Lindhagen, politician (born 1860) 7 May - Cecilia Milow, author, translator, educator, campaigner and suffragette (born 1856) 14 June - Kristian Hellström, athlete (born 1880)Kristian Hellström 6 October – Per Albin Hansson, prime minister (born 1885) 16 October - Ebba Bernadotte, morganatic spouse of Prince Oscar Bernadotte and philanthropist (born 1856)
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