Events from the year 1953 in Sweden
Incumbents Monarch – Gustaf VI Adolf Prime Minister – Tage Erlander
Events 8 September – The first motorway in Sweden is inaugurated, and runs between Malmö and Lund.
Births 27 January – Göran Flodström, fencer. 18 April – Bernt Johansson, cyclist. 31 October – Blåvitt Elofsson, politician
Exact date unknown
Eva Runefelt, novelist. Niklas Rådström, poet.
Deaths 3 April – Algot Lönn, cyclist (born 1887). 22 May – Hanna Grönvall, politician and trade union worker (born 1879) 5 August – Sven Johansson, canoer (born 1912). 7 August – Anna Johansson-Visborg, politician (Social Democrat), trade unionist and women's right activist (born 1876) Amanda Horney, politician (Social Democrat), trade unionist and women's right activist (born 1857)
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